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27/05/11 17:47
Spring Country Side Fair 2011 – Cannon Hill News
40 Years of Spring Festivals in Cannon Hill Park 1971- 2011
Many local families still remember the Tulips and the Dutch Windmill created for the 1970s Festival, and the creation of Birmingham Nature Centre shortly after the Midlands Arts Centre opened in Cannon Hill Park. * You’ll find the Spring Fair this year by the Nature Centre and new Natural Adventure Play area, and with lots of activities going on in the City Park and Country Side areas along the River Rea down to Stirchley. Plus ‘Reel Archive’ film showings of us then – back in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
*Storytelling Tent * Arts and Nature Discovery zone
Record your own live weather forecast, take part in exciting weather experiments, observe a professional weather station, and make a small storm tornado.
The OPAL Weather Roadshow is your chance to explore the exciting science of climate and weather. There are lots of activities and demonstrations to suit all ages and you’ll also be able to talk with professional meteorologists and OPAL scientists.
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The park's newest resident
14/05/11 16:02
The parks newest resident has just been spotted in the park. It is a small brown deer that was seen by a local resident (Helen) who was walking her dog. She watched it for 5 or so minutes while it was grazing in the area of former prefab housing, adjacent to the health centre on Dad’s Lane. Given the description it is likely to be Muntjac Deer. These are surprisingly common around the city, and all though not native, they do not cause a lot of damage. In high numbers they are a pest to woodlands though.
The probably species involved, Reeves Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi), was introduced into the UK in Woburn Safari Park in 1926. It is now found everywhere and is thought to be the commonest species in England, recently extending its range up to the Scottish borders and into Wales. They are surprising confiding species and not too concerned by humans. Keep your eyes peeled.
A Muntjac deer (copyright Pratheepps) used under the Wiki-images license.
The probably species involved, Reeves Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi), was introduced into the UK in Woburn Safari Park in 1926. It is now found everywhere and is thought to be the commonest species in England, recently extending its range up to the Scottish borders and into Wales. They are surprising confiding species and not too concerned by humans. Keep your eyes peeled.
A Muntjac deer (copyright Pratheepps) used under the Wiki-images license.
Digging into local history at Moor Green
30/01/11 19:48
Three new park videos
14/11/10 22:11
Check out these videos of the hedgerow laying event, time to get moving and the Bells Farm autumn festival.
Autumn Hedgerow Weekend:
Time to Get Moving:
Bells Farm Heritage Alive -,Autumn Festival:
Autumn Hedgerow Weekend:
Time to Get Moving:
Bells Farm Heritage Alive -,Autumn Festival:
Live Twitter feeds and wildlife blog
19/06/10 11:16
We have added two new live Twitter feeds: one to the park homepage and another to the wildlife pages. Keep an eye on both for updates on events, activities, plans, wildlife sightings and the like.
We have also moved the wildlife blog from its old site to this one. The old blog page will be retained as an archive.
We have also moved the wildlife blog from its old site to this one. The old blog page will be retained as an archive.
New sound gallery now available
11/06/10 21:58
We have just created a new gallery of sound. There are not very many files available at the moment, but we have uploaded a range of the common bird songs heard in the park. We will be adding more as we get good quality recordings.
Fabulous new audio walks for the park
11/05/10 17:31
Three artists (Kate Chapman, Charlotte Goodwin, and Nina West) have created a wonderful and rich run of audio walks for users of park and recently reopened Midlands Arts Centre (MAC). The project aptly called ‘Amplifying the Map’ is based around three interactive walks. Each one has a different theme and involves input from different people (e.g. the Rangers, local school children from Tindal School and so on). The idea is that you download the map and the sound files, placing the latter on your mobile phone or MPEG player, and then head off on the walk stopping at each point indicated on the map and listening to the appropriate audio track. This is a brilliant initiative and great way to spend 60 or so minutes on a walk enjoying the park.
All the files you need can be downloaded free of charge from the project’s terrific website - just click here.
It is fantastic.
All the files you need can be downloaded free of charge from the project’s terrific website - just click here.
It is fantastic.
New Wildlife Blog on the pages
07/03/10 20:26
New Events leaflet
16/02/10 20:11
King Edwards Girls Making Pebble Wool Fulling Mill History Live
08/06/09 16:14
The local school History reenactment group (Photograph: Jill Ella) helped tell part of the Five Mills history of Cannon Hill story by focusing on the Rea - Wool Fulling and finishing at Pebble Mill in the 1600s. The local wool for the industry went from sheep on Cannon Hill Meadows, to be woven and improved at the Mill, with the cloth eventually stretched over frames 'on tenterhooks'.
The Five Mills Trail including Pebble Mill and Edgbaston Mill is available on the Discovery pages, or from the Park Information Centre at the Garden Tea Room.
Other pictures of the Breathing Spaces ' Water for Life' Festival can be found on the BBC Bham website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/image_galleries/birmingham_springwatch_09_gallery.shtml?29
The Five Mills Trail including Pebble Mill and Edgbaston Mill is available on the Discovery pages, or from the Park Information Centre at the Garden Tea Room.
Other pictures of the Breathing Spaces ' Water for Life' Festival can be found on the BBC Bham website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/image_galleries/birmingham_springwatch_09_gallery.shtml?29