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Places › England › West Midlands › Birmingham Getting here
52.42996, -1.93554
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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 ☕ Kafenion — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Kafenion — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ 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 — Mallard, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Blue Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Common Blue Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 16 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 Real Peaky Blinders History Tour Walking route ▾
The route focuses on the story of the real peaky blinders and passing locations associated with them. Beginning where in March 1890, the first attack took place, ending at Digbeth Police Station due to the importance of policing in ending their reign.
Named route Ref PBHT Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Digbeth & Deritend History Tour Walking route ▾
Return leg of Peaky Blinders History Tour down Digbeth and High Street Deritend to the Rainbow in Adderley Street. This route is distinguished by many historic buildings that enable a telling of the wider history of Birmingham.
Named route Ref DDHT Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Merritts Brook Greenway public footpath · 138 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 138 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Merrits Brook Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rea Valley Route Cycling route ▾
NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route
Named route Ref Rea Valley
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 Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Regional cycle route
Show on map Billesley & Shire Country Park Circular Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Rest House, The Green, Bournville
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Wildlife to spot
39,069 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,069 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Magpie · Woodpigeon +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Syrphus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Syrphus Syrphus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,069 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Magpie · Woodpigeon +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Syrphus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Syrphus Syrphus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
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