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52.45058, -1.84261
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Drop-off and pick-up 159m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Drop-off and pick-up 159m away — 20 car parks within reach 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Moderate match
Allotments
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Findings Trail Walking route ▾
Tourism/ history walking route from the city centre to the Jewellery Quarter and back. Marked by pavement plates. Designed by Laura Potter
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Charm Bracelet Trail Walking route ▾
Tourism/ history walking route along Newhall Hill and Frederick Street in the Jewellery Quarter. Marked by pavement plates and a padlock sculpture at the start. Designed by Mick Thacker and Mark Renn
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network 5 Diversion Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Jewellery Quarter Pop Up Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop Up Local 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
40,654 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,654 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Mallard · Starling · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Common Wasp · Common Darter +18
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,654 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Mallard · Starling · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Common Wasp · Common Darter +18
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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