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Places › England › West Midlands › Birmingham Getting here
52.43255, -1.86505
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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 250m 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 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 9 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 Rail Trail: Olton > Shirley Walking route 12.5 km ▾
An 8-mile longer meander along the banks of the Grand Union Canal and the River Cole, through the heart of Tolkein Country!
Duration: 3.5 hours
Distance: 8 miles
Named route Ref rtOlt Length 12.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Shirley > The Lakes Walking route 8 km ▾
A 3-mile trail following the towpath along the Stratford-upon-Avon canal, across Christmas tree plantations, farmland and forests to reach Earlswood Lakes.
Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 5 miles
Named route Ref rtShi Length 8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Coleside Avenue public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 62 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 Birmingham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Birmingham Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 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
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Wildlife to spot
47,069 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,069 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +40
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 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 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Common Wasp · Common Darter · Parent Bug +19
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,069 records · National Biodiversity Network Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Grey Heron · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +40
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 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 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Common Wasp · Common Darter · Parent Bug +19
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
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
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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