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52.53561, -1.84660
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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Varied Carpet Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Welsh Chafer +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Varied Carpet Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Welsh Chafer +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 20 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 Sutton Park Archeology Walk 5: Blackroot Bistro Walking 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.
Named route Ref AW5BB Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sutton Park Archeology Walk 6: Bracebridge Pool Walking 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.
Named route Ref AW6BP Round trip 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 Beacon Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.
Named route Length 40 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Enfield Close public footpath · 55 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 55 m Path type: footway
Show on map Enfield Close public footpath · 42 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 42 m Path type: footway
Show on map Cossington Road public footpath · 187 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 187 m Path type: footway
Show on map 148 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 533 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 533 National Cycle Network
Show on map [PROPOSED]Sandwell Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sandwell Local Cycle Network (Proposed)
Named route Local cycle route
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 A34 Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 534 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 534 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Short Heath Park Erdington, Court Lane Entrance
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Wildlife to spot
17,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie +36
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Field Grasshopper · Varied Carpet Beetle · Rosemary Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket +5
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Birch Shieldbug Wall Barley · Groundsel · Ivy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Fox-and-cubs +60
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ivy Hedera helix Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie +36
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Field Grasshopper · Varied Carpet Beetle · Rosemary Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper · Roesel's Bush-cricket +5
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Birch Shieldbug Wall Barley · Groundsel · Ivy · Prickly Sow-thistle · Fox-and-cubs +60
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ivy Hedera helix Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
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