Cannon Hill Park Friends

Cannon Hill Park

The Birmingham City Park comprises 215 acres with the Midlands Arts Centre, Nature Centre, and Grade II English Heritage formal gardens and serpentine lakes landscaped by John Gibson in 1873, with a diversity of world city plants, trees and popular events programme. Friends and Park partners work together for the Civic Trust Green Flag Award involving welcoming and safety, park features, community arts and Rangers 'Out & About' programme.


OPAL West Midlands Nature Survey and Activities 2009-2012:
Park Friends are partners with the Univ of Birmingham Earth Sciences and the Natural History Museum in a natural heritage outreach project called Open Air Laboratories and Discovering Places. Find out more: www.opalwestmidlands.org  and www.opalexplorenature.org


Cannon Hill Park 135th Anniversary Year:

Visit our website or contact for more local heritage news:


Contact:

Address:
Cannon Hill Park Information Office,
2 Russell Road,
Moseley
Birmingham
B13 8RD.

Rangers 0121 442 4226 or Friends 0121-449 6024
Fax: 0121 449 0238

Email:
Cannon.Hill.Park@birmingham.gov.uk

cannonhillfriend@aol.com


Websites:
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cannonhillpark.bcc
www.cannonhillpeoplespark.net

Detailed Information

Opening hours: Admission:
  • All year round - dawn till dusk
  • Free
Facilities: How to get there:
  • Park Map,
  • Events programme,
  • Five Mills Trail,
  • World Tree & Glasshouse Collections,
  • Birds and conservation areas
  • See website with menu above, or contact Tony Fox for news on projects involving bats, birds, climate change & biodiversity monitoring, and Park Regeneration Plan.
Parking: Average length of visit:
  • Cars:
    There is a large car park off Edgbaston Road, opposite the Warwickshire Cricket Ground, near the Arts Centre Gateway.
  • A small car park is located off the Russell Road Gate.
  • One hour to all day.

Other heritage attractions nearby:

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