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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
Getting here
52.46932, -1.74495
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Rosemary Beetle +95 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 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 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 Colebridge Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bell Walk public footpath · 296 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 296 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map Bell Walk public footpath · 88 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 88 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 3 Parks Cycle Route- Lime Route (Old Rectory Farm to Airport Viewing Area) Cycling route 1.6 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 3PL Length 1.6 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Shared path in the park in Marston Green
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Wildlife to spot
7,368 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,368 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Whitethroat Curruca communis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Broad Centurion · Pterostichus melanarius · Dotted Bee-fly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +10
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025 Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Ribwort Plantain
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,368 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Whitethroat Curruca communis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Broad Centurion · Pterostichus melanarius · Dotted Bee-fly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +10
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025 Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Ribwort Plantain
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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