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Places › England › West Midlands › Birmingham Getting here
52.45778, -1.81336
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 Rail Trail: Birmingham International > Marston Green Walking route 6.4 km ▾
A 4-mile walk discovering wildflower meadows, oak woodland and parkland along Low Brook on an easy route to Marston Green. Plane spotting optional!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 4 miles
Named route Ref rtBIA Length 6.4 km Point-to-point 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 Langdon Walk public footpath · 78 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 78 m Path type: footway
Show on map Langdon Walk public footpath · 32 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 32 m Path type: footway
Show on map 22 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 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 A47 Pop up cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop Up Local cycle route
Show on map Park, Roll & Stroll Pup Up Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop Up Local cycle route
Show on map Ward End Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Memorial Garden, Yardley Cemetery and Crematorium
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Wildlife to spot
18,237 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,237 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-legged Partridge · Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Blackbird +22
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +28
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,237 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-legged Partridge · Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Blackbird +22
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +28
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus2025
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2025
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2025
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2025
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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