Highbury Park — Attraction in Birmingham

Some nice old trees. Also available are 2 nature walks, a dog walking area, car park which has a community events notice board. It is popular amongst dog owners who travel to exercise their pets. The are 2 pond, a nature pond, and a pond for birds, this overflows through a designed route in to a stream. There is also a spinney, and a walled garden. The council informed us they intend to build tennis courts, a cafe, changing rooms, and WC in the near future. To the moor green lane side there is a rose garden and historical observational mound which was restored recently. If walking past the bird pond and rose garden in to the park just after the pond, before the bee hives visible at the rear of Highbury hall is a narrow pathway that goes up to queensbridge road, when walking from the park take a look at the wall, the Chamberlain family lived in highbury hall, during WWII the RAF were stationed there, opposite on the pathway lived the cadbury family, chocolate manufacturers, and pacifists, a disagreement occurred and the Chamberlain family decided to use an artillery shell as a concrete mould, making many shell shaped rocks, which were then used to build the artillery wall facing their neighbours home, it...

A wonderful park with spaces for many different activities. There are large open spaces not too far from the carpark suitable for group activities and games. If a nice walk is what you are after then there are multiple pathways which wind through areas of mature greenery, a small forrest area and an orchard. If you wish to relax in a location relatively shielded from sounds from the rest of the park then there is a semi-walled garden with a grasss area suitable for sitting. For me, the most attractive feature of the park is the stream which develops into a pond, home to wildlife such as ducks and other large birds. There are benches nearby so that you can sit and admire the picturesque scenery. The paths loop around so that you can take a lap and return to your start point without doubling back on yourself no matter which end of the park that you enter and there are plenty of patches of grass to stop for a break, making it an ideal park for a stroll or a...

We walked here from Cannon Hill Park (see review) which took about 15mins. This Park is more of a parkland, there aren't flower beds, manicured areas, any children's playground or boating lake. The park is left to let nature take its course so there are nettles/dandelions/brambles in all areas BUT NOT on the paths. The paths are accessible, wide, tidy, no litter or dog mess, bins and a few benches. All the lawned areas have been left to grow long (no mow May?) But people were still enjoying a picnic. We really enjoyed this park, a complete contrast to Cannon Hill, much quieter and there is a car park. The birdsong was more prominent here too. More woodland areas. We wandered out to the Station pub in Kings Heath before catching the 35 bus back into the city centre. The 50 bus also departs from here about every...