Welcome to the Cannon Hill Park Friends Website
Cannon Hill Park is the City Park located less than 2 miles from the centre of Birmingham, just off the Pershore Road (A441) in the south of the city. It runs along the River Rea from Stirchley to Edgbaston cricket ground. An area with a diverse industrial history (mainly forges and mills in the 16th Century), it is now one of city’s five premier parks and has been awarded Green Flag status. There are walkways and cycle routes along side the River Rea aimed at catering for wildlife enthusiasts, those seeking exercise and people looking for a good day out.
Cannon Hill has many different habitats including, lakes, pools and a wonderful collection of trees. It is home to the Midlands Arts Centre (the MAC) and has a Ranger Service, which organizes a year-round programme of events and activities for the general public and educational events for schools.
New Community Websites
News!
Spring Fair June 1st-2nd of June. Details here.
Easter Holiday Festival April 11-13th in Cannon Hill Park. Details here.
Rea Flood Walk Feb 2013 is here.
NEW Spring Festival Feb 16th-23rd. See detailed list events here!
Rededication of the South African War memorial on our news pages.
Make sure you participate in the Park's Festival of Lights starting Oct 19th. See more exciting details here and on our news pages.
Memories from Kings Norton's Girls School. Have a read here.
We will be changing the park comments page shortly as the service we use ends on Oct 1st 2012. The downside is that the old comments will be lost. There is not a way of saving those.
Join us at the fun fair and park beach Aug 25 - 3rd September.
Park Jubilee Celebrations - June 2-5th. See events guide and news for details.
Cannon Hill Park mentioned in the Natural England's new PDF: 'A History of Royal Jubilees in Public Parks'. Download available here.
The park's latest resident?
A flood walk down the Rea now available here.
Spring Newsletter now available. We have also updated our wildlife watch twitter feed.
New videos of the hedge laying event. Keep those old skills alive in our landscape.
Cannon Hill Park Fun Day - Sunday 10th October 2010. Check it out.
Check out the new audio walks completed as part a recent project called 'Amplifiying the Map'. See the news page for more details or click here to go straight to their fabulous website.
Sound gallery now available. We will be adding to it constantly as new recordings are gathered.
We have added new live Park (this page) and Wildlife Twitter feeds to the website. Check the new wildlife blog page also.
See our new podcasts of recent Friends, Artsfest and the British Science Festival activities. Tony as been busy!
See the new Kaleidoscopia software. Let your creative side show.
Follow the big nature debate. Blog on it, Tweet it. Get involved.
Easter Holiday Festival April 11-13th in Cannon Hill Park. Details here.
Rea Flood Walk Feb 2013 is here.
NEW Spring Festival Feb 16th-23rd. See detailed list events here!
Rededication of the South African War memorial on our news pages.
Make sure you participate in the Park's Festival of Lights starting Oct 19th. See more exciting details here and on our news pages.
Memories from Kings Norton's Girls School. Have a read here.
We will be changing the park comments page shortly as the service we use ends on Oct 1st 2012. The downside is that the old comments will be lost. There is not a way of saving those.
Join us at the fun fair and park beach Aug 25 - 3rd September.
Park Jubilee Celebrations - June 2-5th. See events guide and news for details.
Cannon Hill Park mentioned in the Natural England's new PDF: 'A History of Royal Jubilees in Public Parks'. Download available here.
The park's latest resident?
A flood walk down the Rea now available here.
Spring Newsletter now available. We have also updated our wildlife watch twitter feed.
New videos of the hedge laying event. Keep those old skills alive in our landscape.
Cannon Hill Park Fun Day - Sunday 10th October 2010. Check it out.
Check out the new audio walks completed as part a recent project called 'Amplifiying the Map'. See the news page for more details or click here to go straight to their fabulous website.
Sound gallery now available. We will be adding to it constantly as new recordings are gathered.
We have added new live Park (this page) and Wildlife Twitter feeds to the website. Check the new wildlife blog page also.
See our new podcasts of recent Friends, Artsfest and the British Science Festival activities. Tony as been busy!
See the new Kaleidoscopia software. Let your creative side show.
Follow the big nature debate. Blog on it, Tweet it. Get involved.
Park Tweets
People
Meet people, find refreshment and information in the Garden Tea Room. Join groups using the park for health and recreational activities.
Discovery
Explore the park heritage and enjoy the sports, boating, fishing, floral and plant displays.
Wildlife
Explore the park wildlife, follow the guided wildlife walks, join the Ranger's wildlife events.
Events
Enjoy the wide range of events organised by City and local groups, the Park Rangers, Cannon Hill Friends and OPALWM.