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🌱 Urban park

Billesley Common

51 ha

📷 Paul Collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome51 ha

Getting here

52.42532, -1.87579

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Billesley & Shire Country Park Circular

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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14 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾

Coy Carp to Brentford section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Balsall Heath Tree Trail EastWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Balsall Heath Tree Trail WestWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Rail Trail: Olton > ShirleyWalking route12.5 km▾

An 8-mile longer meander along the banks of the Grand Union Canal and the River Cole, through the heart of Tolkein Country! Duration: 3.5 hours Distance: 8 miles

Named routeRef rtOltLength 12.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Rail Trail: Shirley > The LakesWalking route8 km▾

A 3-mile trail following the towpath along the Stratford-upon-Avon canal, across Christmas tree plantations, farmland and forests to reach Earlswood Lakes. Duration: 3 hours Distance: 5 miles

Named routeRef rtShiLength 8 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

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52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route
Birmingham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾

Birmingham Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cole Valley RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Billesley & Shire Country Park CircularCycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Bourn Brook WalkwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route

About this urban park

Billesley Common is a urban park covering 51 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Children's Play Area on Billesley Common

📷 Paul Collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Children's Play Area on Billesley Common

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 310m

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Playground

182m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cannon Hill ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Kings Heath parkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Ten AcresUrban park2.8 km→🌱Shirley ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Rowheath ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Swanshurst ParkUrban park1 km→