The Shire Country Park 3 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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52.40895, -1.85473
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +111 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 8 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 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: The Lakes > Earlswood Walking route 6.3 km ▾
A 3-mile trail tranquil and easy route, circumnavigating Earlswood Lakes before heading into the leafy shade of Clowes Wood en-route to Earlswood.
Duration: 2 hours
Distance: 4 miles
Named route Ref rtTLa Length 6.3 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 Rail Trail: Wythall > Shirley Walking route 4.8 km ▾
A 3-mile wander through the pasture and meadows around the outer Shirley suburbs of Major’s Green and Hollywood. Eyes peeled for the Iron Age hillfort!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3 miles
Named route Ref rtWyt Length 4.8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map A38 Bristol Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Lake on Priory Road, Shirley
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Wildlife to spot
29,745 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,745 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mallard · Jackdaw · Robin · Wren +38
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Red Fox · Water Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pond Terrapin · Yellow-bellied Slider
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Parent Bug · Common Wasp · Common Darter +22
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,745 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mallard · Jackdaw · Robin · Wren +38
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coot Fulica atra Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Red Fox · Water Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Pond Terrapin · Yellow-bellied Slider
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Parent Bug · Common Wasp · Common Darter +22
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus terrestris2025
Bombus terrestris2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Loensia Loensia2025
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