🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › West Midlands › Birmingham Getting here
52.43889, -1.90121
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 176m 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 176m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Magpie, Mallard, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby · 13 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 The Charm Bracelet Trail Walking route ▾
Tourism/ history walking route along Newhall Hill and Frederick Street in the Jewellery Quarter. Marked by pavement plates and a padlock sculpture at the start. Designed by Mick Thacker and Mark Renn
Named route Point-to-point 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 114 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 5 Diversion Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Regional cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR5 Local cycle route
Show on map SCWIP Cycle Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCWIP CR11 Local cycle route
Show on map [PROPOSED]Sandwell Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sandwell Local Cycle Network (Proposed)
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Birmingham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Birmingham Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
37,833 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,833 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 2-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,833 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 2-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
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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