Chinn Brook Nature Reserve 15 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Birmingham Getting here
52.41721, -1.87491
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 🅿️ residents allocated parking 55m away — 4 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 🅿️ residents allocated parking 55m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 3 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 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 Rail Trail: Shirley > The Lakes Walking route 8 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 route Ref rtShi Length 8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Regional cycle route
Show on map Birmingham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Birmingham Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cole Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Billesley & Shire Country Park Circular Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Bourn Brook Walkway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Chinn Brook trail, Yardley Wood Road
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Wildlife to spot
34,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Heron · Mallard · Great Tit · Moorhen +41
Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Parent Bug · Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Common Wasp +8
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Heron · Mallard · Great Tit · Moorhen +41
Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Parent Bug · Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Common Wasp +8
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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