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52.58845, -1.82417
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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 284m 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 284m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Tipula scripta, Hawthorn Shieldbug +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Tipula scripta, Hawthorn Shieldbug +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km 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 E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Sutton Park Archeology Walk 4: Boldmere Gate 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 Mill Pond, 16th-century wood, medieval deer park, hollow way, and medieval fish pond.
Named route Ref AW4BoG Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Fordrough public footpath · 46 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 46 m Path type: footway
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 National Cycle Network Route 534 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 534 National Cycle Network
Show on map New Hall Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 534 National Cycle Network
Show on map Connect2 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 Main Route Cycling route 445 m ▾
Named route Ref 534 Length 445 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
19,474 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,474 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Sheep · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Feral Sheep Ovis aries Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +8
Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Southern Hawker Musk Stork's-bill · Moschatel · Russian-vine · Onion
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica Onion Allium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,474 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Sheep · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Feral Sheep Ovis aries Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syritta pipiens +8
Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Southern Hawker Musk Stork's-bill · Moschatel · Russian-vine · Onion
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica Onion Allium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 