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52.47590, -1.75862
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▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 5 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 The Tame Way- Canal Route Walking route 19 km ▾
Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people.
Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas.
Duration ~5h
Named route Ref TW-C Length 19 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Hampton-in-Arden Circular Walking route 5.8 km ▾
A 3.6-mile easy amble from the ancient village of Hampton-in-Arden across the river Blythe to Marsh Lane Nature Reserve and back.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3.6 miles
Named route Ref rtHam Length 5.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Birmingham International > Marston Green Walking route 6.4 km ▾
A 4-mile walk discovering wildflower meadows, oak woodland and parkland along Low Brook on an easy route to Marston Green. Plane spotting optional!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 4 miles
Named route Ref rtBIA Length 6.4 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Olton > Shirley Walking route 12.5 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 route Ref rtOlt Length 12.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Bell Walk public footpath · 88 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 88 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Bell Walk public footpath · 296 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 296 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 533 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 533 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cole Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ward End Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 Parks Cycle Route- Silver Route (Airport Viewing Area to Meriden Park) Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
The all-weather route follows the valley of the Hatchford, Westley and Kingshurst Brooks whilst passing through an attractive mixture of formal parkland, wooded areas and open grassland.
Named route Ref 3PS Length 2.7 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Godwin Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 Photos OS benchmark - Tile Cross, at junction of Bosworth Drive & Chapelhouse Road
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Wildlife to spot
17,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,147 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Mute Swan · Mallard · Canada Goose +47
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pica pica pica Pica pica pica Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Bat Chiroptera Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,147 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Mute Swan · Mallard · Canada Goose +47
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pica pica pica Pica pica pica Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Bat Chiroptera Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 