Cannon Hill Park ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Birmingham Getting here
52.44135, -1.90925
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route 234 km ▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named route Length 234 km Regional walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail East Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail West Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Findings Trail Walking route ▾
Tourism/ history walking route from the city centre to the Jewellery Quarter and back. Marked by pavement plates. Designed by Laura Potter
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Jewellery Quarter Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter is very unique, no other historic townscape is like it worldwide. Rich in heritage yet still a living, working community. This trail introduces the Quarter’s past and encourages visitors to discover more.
Named route Ref JQHT Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Holders Lane public footpath · 15 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 15 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Holders Lane public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Merrits Brook Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rea Valley Route Cycling route ▾
NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route
Named route Ref Rea Valley
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Regional cycle route
Show on map North Birmingham Walking and Cycling Route Cycling route ▾
Route 535 is a small cycle route from National Cycle Route 5 in Birmingham City Centre to Gravelly Hill, which carries on for a short way along the Tame Valley Canal
Named route Ref 535 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
32,997 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,997 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Abax parallelepipedus · Mycetophagus quadripustulatus · Green Shieldbug +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,997 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Abax parallelepipedus · Mycetophagus quadripustulatus · Green Shieldbug +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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