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Places › England › West Midlands › Birmingham Getting here
52.39521, -1.94094
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Yellow Archangel, Herb-Robert +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Avens, Yellow Archangel, Herb-Robert +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 159 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Woodpecker Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Wythall > Shirley Walking route 4.8 km ▾
A 3-mile wander through the pasture and meadows around the outer Shirley suburbs of Major’s Green and Hollywood. Eyes peeled for the Iron Age hillfort!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3 miles
Named route Ref rtWyt Length 4.8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Earlswood > Wythall Walking route 2.8 km ▾
A 1.75-mile short and easy route to Earlswood passing through farm and heathland, crossing the River Cole, and skirting Fulford Golf Course.
Duration: 1 hour
Distance: 1.75 miles
Named route Ref rtEwd Length 2.8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bournville Heritage Walk Walking route ▾
Walk around the Cadbury Bournville factory site and the surrounding area exploring the history of the development of Bournville by the Cadbury family.
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dellows Close public footpath · 5 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 5 m Surface paving_stones Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Pastures Walk public footpath · 25 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 25 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Pastures Walk public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Path type: footway
Show on map 64 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 Billesley & Shire Country Park Circular Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane Walk byway open to all traffic · 498 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 498 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Photos Shannon Road turning circle, Hawkesley
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Wildlife to spot
21,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,371 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Coot · Tufted Duck · Robin · Mallard +41
Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Green Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium · Adonis' Ladybird · Eristalis tenax
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Enchanter's-nightshade · Yellow Archangel · Ivy +21
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Ivy Hedera helix Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,371 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Coot · Tufted Duck · Robin · Mallard +41
Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Green Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium · Adonis' Ladybird · Eristalis tenax
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Enchanter's-nightshade · Yellow Archangel · Ivy +21
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Ivy Hedera helix Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus fruticosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buttercup Ranunculus
Buttercup Ranunculus
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
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