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Getting here
52.56403, -1.80976
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Red-legged Shieldbug, Stripe-legged Robberfly +88 more · last seen 2026
Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Heart of England WayWalking route
Sutton Park Archeology Walk 5: Blackroot BistroWalking route
Most of Sutton Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and contains archaeological remains. This trail, one of six in the park, is via an 18th-century racecourse and golf course, medieval deer park, and quarry created for an 18th-century mill pond dam.
Sutton Park Archeology Walk 6: Bracebridge PoolWalking route
Most of Sutton Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and contains archaeological remains. This trail, one of six in the park, is via a medieval fish pond, 16th-century wood, WWI military practice trenches, mysterious earthwork, and 19th-century estate.
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Grove Farm Drivepublic footpath · 71 m
Riland Grovepublic footpath · 95 m
🚴Cycling
100 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 533Cycling route
North Birmingham Walking and Cycling RouteCycling 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
National Cycle Network Route 534Cycling route
New Hall Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Connect2Cycling route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
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