Visit Your Local Park Within a short distance of where you live, work or visit, you will be able to enjoy parks facilities every day of the year. Browse our map of 14 of the most popular premier parks in the city or find out about some of the smaller local parks and open spaces from our list of Parks and Open Spaces by Constituency and Ward and Ward Open Space Plans.

Free Events and Activities The Rangers organise hundreds of (mostly) free events every year that allow people to explore and learn more about the natural environment. Our Out & About booklet has full details, including events during the school holidays. Download the latest copy by clicking on the attachment at the bottom of this page or pick up a copy from Park Visitor Centres or your local library. And remember that it costs absolutely nothing just to take a walk or a bicycle ride in your local park. Visit a park near you today!

Sport and Leisure Activities in Parks For the more athletic members of our communities the parks service offers a complete range of sports, including ptiches for hire (tel: 0121 464 6024), military style fitness classes for all levels in Cannon Hill Park and angling at many of our parks. For something a little less energetic, we offer walk 2000 routes across the city and allotment gardening. We also provide a safe and exciting environment for our children's development through our many play areas.

Holding an Event in Birmingham Parks If you are an event organiser and would like to hold an event in a park you can apply online or download a PDF version of the application form below. Filming in Parks Filming in Birmingham's parks and open spaces is only permitted once permission has been granted. Film Birmingham , the city council's film office, is now the single point of contact for all filming requests for Birmingham's parks and leisure facilities. For more information email: info@filmbirmingham.co.uk or telephone 0121 675 3883.

Wildlife and Nature Conservation The Birmingham Parks Ranger Service works with local communities to protect and conserve Birmingham's plants and wildlife on 140 listed nature conservation sites. Have a look at our latest Monthly Wildlife Article or some suggestions on how you can Do ONE Thing for Wildlife. Keeping Your Park Beautiful The statistics for our parks are amazing: we produce over 2,500,000 plants for our city every year. We maintain over 94,000 street trees and Sutton Park covers an area of 2,400 acres and is the largest urban nature reserve in Europe. If you would like to learn more about conservation of our local natural environment and the planning process, take a look at the Nature Conservation Strategy for Birmingham. Getting Involved The Birmingham Open Spaces Forum is a new network of groups and active citizens who want to improve green open spaces for the community and wildlife.