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▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown +17 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown +17 more · last seen 2020
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Lecanora epanora · last seen 2018; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Lecanora epanora · last seen 2018
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rhododendron, Bluebell · last seen 2019; Plants — Rhododendron, Bluebell · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Sutton Park Archeology Walk 5: Blackroot Bistro Walking route ▾
Most of Sutton Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and contains archaeological remains. This trail, one of six in the park, is via an 18th-century racecourse and golf course, medieval deer park, and quarry created for an 18th-century mill pond dam.
Named route Ref AW5BB Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sutton Park Archeology Walk 6: Bracebridge Pool Walking route ▾
Most of Sutton Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and contains archaeological remains. This trail, one of six in the park, is via a medieval fish pond, 16th-century wood, WWI military practice trenches, mysterious earthwork, and 19th-century estate.
Named route Ref AW6BP Round trip Local 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 E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 National Cycle Network Route 534 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 534 National Cycle Network
Show on map New Hall Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 534 National Cycle Network
Show on map Connect2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 445 m ▾
Named route Ref 534 Length 445 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 83 m ▾
Named route Length 83 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Brockhurst Lane bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Surface paved Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
1,388 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,388 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Wigeon · House Sparrow +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wigeon Mareca penelope House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Merlin Falco columbarius2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Otter · Badger
Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2025 Soft-brome · Meadow Buttercup · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Cow Parsley · Mugwort +85
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,388 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Wigeon · House Sparrow +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wigeon Mareca penelope House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Merlin Falco columbarius2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Otter · Badger
Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2025 Soft-brome · Meadow Buttercup · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Cow Parsley · Mugwort +85
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cherry Prunus2024
Cherry Prunus2024
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2024
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2024
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Rose Rosa2024
Rose Rosa2024
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2024
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2024
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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