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Places › England › West Midlands › Birmingham Getting here
52.44869, -1.86455
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 116m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Lyons Grove public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Path type: footway
Show on map Lyons Close public footpath · 92 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 92 m Path type: footway
Show on map Lyons Grove public footpath · 48 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 48 m Path type: footway
Show on map 109 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 Jewellery Quarter Pop Up Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop Up Local cycle route
Show on map Birmingham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Birmingham Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Factory Junction to Ladywood Junction Cycling route 10 km ▾
Cycle along The New Main Line and follow the signs for The National Cycle Route, which takes you to Ladywood Junction and on into Birmingham City Centre.
Distance: 6 miles/10 km (approx)
Duration: 60 min (approx)
Named route Length 10 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Entrance to Sparkhill Park
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Wildlife to spot
42,432 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,432 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Grey Heron +33
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Wasp · Common Darter · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +26
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,432 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Grey Heron +33
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Wasp · Common Darter · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +26
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2025
Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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