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Birmingham has 591 parks and open spaces, [1] totalling over 3,500 hectares (14 sq mi), [2] more than any other equivalent sized European city. [3] The centrepieces of Birmingham's park system are the five Premier Parks. Fifteen parks have received the prestigious Green Flag Award. [4]
Squares in Birmingham, West Midlands (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Parks and open spaces in Birmingham, West Midlands" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
This is a list of the constituent towns, villages and areas of Birmingham (both the city and the metropolitan borough) in England.. Between 1889 and 1995, the city boundaries were expanded to include many places which were once towns or villages in their own right, many of which still retain a distinctive character.
There are 571 parks within Birmingham [154] – more than any other European city [155] – totalling over 3,500 hectares (14 sq mi) of public open space. [154] The city has over six million trees, [ 155 ] and 250 miles (400 kilometres) of urban brooks and streams. [ 154 ]
Handsworth Park (originally Victoria Park) is a park in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England.It lies 15 minutes by bus from the centre of Birmingham and comprises 63 acres (25 hectares) of landscaped grass slopes, including a large boating lake and a smaller pond fed by the Farcroft and Grove Brooks, flower beds, mature trees and shrubs with a diversity of wildlife, adjoining St. Mary's ...
Perry Park is a park in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England, at grid reference The park houses Alexander Stadium and Perry Reservoir ( 52°31′55″N 1°54′09″W / 52.5320°N 1.9024°W / 52.5320; -1.9024 ), a small canal feeder reservoir for the Tame Valley Canal , and is bounded by the canal, the M6 motorway , the A34 and local
On 9 April 2024, Birmingham City announced their acquisition of Wheels Park, intending to transform it into a sports quarter, which would include a state-of-the-art stadium and training amenities for all Birmingham City teams (as the replacement to their current stadium St Andrew's) & plans for expansive commercial and community spaces. The ...
The NEC has 20 interconnected halls covering 190,000 m 2 (2,000,000 sq ft) of floor space. [13] Regular exhibitions in the past have included the British International Motor Show and the international dog show Crufts. [13] The NEC has 16,500 parking spaces spread around the site, with a shuttle bus service operating to and from the car parks.