バーミンガムでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Get ready to drift in the summer sand

Coffee wagon Thursday to Sunday 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. Around 30 wild ponies roaming.

River crossing on the north eastern edge of Knettishal Heath

An unusual geographical feature where the stream at the bottom of this steep-sided ‘hollow’ has eroded the soft chalky ground. An enjoyable section of this route at any time of year.

Grove Lane was created as a secondary route to RAF Shepherds Grove. Unusually wide for a country road it was made of strong concrete with underlying hardcore originating from city bomb sites. As you approach the road look to the left and you’ll see a row of bungalows, part of a larger development of pre-fabricated homes built for American service personnel. The British government had these built for the US air force in exchange for American tobacco.

If you spot anything interesting then you can add it to this monthly sightings board.

The grundle becomes a running stream after wet weather but this can normally be navigated by crossing it and taking the upper path which has short steeper sections

Grundle, Grindle, or Grendel? This amazing holloway near Stanton, is believed to be the lair of Grendel, the evil beasty of the Beowolf epic, written in Anglo Saxon times when the Wolf Kings ruled East Anglia. Its definitely a gateway to another world, sunk deep into the chalk, with steep sides and tree cover it does not feel like East Anglia at all. Great in Summer, river-like in Winter, but passable, with care.