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Places › England › West Midlands › Birmingham Getting here
52.47743, -1.82176
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Blue Zone Staff Car Park 17m away — 18 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 🅿️ Blue Zone Staff Car Park 17m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 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 78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 533 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 533 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 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 Rea Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Rea Valley Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,205 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Batman Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +18
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,205 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Batman Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +18
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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