Menu & Search
This page gives you access to a searchable and growing list of places and topics that will be of interest.
Each feature includes maps/trails, a gallery, links and contacts.
Search by passion or scroll and explore our features
Selly Oak Park is situated in Selly Oak, Birmingham between Gibbins Road and Harborne Lane.
Map of site.
View feature
Cotteridge Park is one of the Victorian parks in the city, set in 22 acres. There's a 2 kilometre walking route through the park.
We have lots of large open green spaces to visit throughout the city all year round, from the amazing parks, to wonderful gardens to grand houses and their beautiful gardens.........
Sunset & Moonlit Parks were designed by the Council's Landscape Practice Group and were opened in 2005 and 2006 as part of a local regeneration project.
St Thomas' Peace Garden (the Peace Gardens) is a small public park, situated in Birmingham on Bath Row. The site of St Thomas's Church which was destroyed in the Blitz.
Eastside City Park is a 6.75 acre urban park located in the Eastside district of Birmingham City Centre. It opened in 2012. Home of Millennium Point, The Woodman and The Parkside Building
Manor Farm Park, Northfield with its 50 acres of public open space with woodlands, meadows and a lake is most definitely a gem of a green space with so much to enjoy.
Lickey Hills has 525 acres and a complex and interesting geology which has created a variety of habitats.
Swanshurst Park is situated in Moseley and Billesley, Birmingham. The council bought the fields in 1922 to lay out the park. They were from Ivyhouse Farm and Swanshurst Pool.
The heathland in Sutton Park has existed since at least since Roman times. The park is a National Nature Reserve and is one of the largest urban parks in the United Kingdom.
Moseley Park & Pool is a private park situated in Moseley, Birmingham between Alcester Road and Salisbury Road. See our feature for more on the park and how to gain access.
Moseley Bog is situated in Moseley, Birmingham near the Wake Green Road. The main entrance is on Yardley Wood Road, and it includes Joy's Wood. Which is a local nature reserve.
Sandwell Valley Country Park is situated in West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands. Here you can find Sandwell Park Farm, the Swan Pool, and the ruins of Sandwell Priory and Sandwell Hall.
During late Spring and early Summer parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands are covered in a carpet of poppies - it's a wonderful sight!
Edgbaston Reservoir was built in 1827 by Thomas Telford as a top up for the Birmingham canal system and is still used for that purpose today.
Centenary Square is located in a prime central position in Birmingham. It is host to many of the City's civic and cultural attractions. It first opened in 1991 and reopened in 2019.
Here we look at the projects and initiatives running across the city to free Birmingham of plastic and the implications of plastic waste.
Here we look at the steps being taken within Birmingham to make their public transport more energy efficient and more climate friendly.
Communities working together to keep our neighbourhoods litter free! Whatever the weather, these great volunteers are out there keeping our parks and open spaces litter free.
Birmingham's taking some bold steps to reduce its carbon emissions and improve air quality within and across the City. Here we pull together the actions being taken.
Birmingham City Council's drive towards low carbon energy is followed here with interest.
The UK Govt's Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has designated 2019 a Year of Green Action. This space will host links and content as published by Defra.
An initiative by the Greener Birmingham Coalition will engage the public and identify the type of City and Community people in Birmingham want to live in, work in and grow up in.
Aston Hall and Aston Park can be found in the heart of Aston and is host to many community events. The house is Grade I listed and the Park is recognised with a Green Flag award.
Highbury Park is a beautiful open green space, is home to a variety of wildlife and plant species and has the largest variety of trees of any park in Birmingham.
Select a passion of interest and view the posts. The number of passion points gathered shows what your community is passionate about.