Batchelors Farm Recreational Ground
- Address
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Eastfield Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham B9 5UZ
- How to get there and parking
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Entrances off Eastfield Road via Kenwood Road and Caldwell Road also off Bordesley Green East and Morden Road.
Nearest bus stop on Bordesley Green East (B4128).
- About the park
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This park is a gem of an open space, serving a large community on the eastern side of Birmingham. Known by some locally as Bordesley Green Recreation Ground, it is a large section of open parkland situated next to the River Cole and flanked by woodland areas. It also has many well-defined paths, of which many are tarmac making it accessible all year round.
It forms part of Kingfisher Country Park a 11-km greenspace project set up in 2004 between Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. The country park follows the course of the River Cole and runs through East Birmingham and North Solihull from Hay Mills to Chelmsley Wood.
People out for a stroll, jog, run or cycle can take advantage of paths that link onto the River Cole walkway, which, eventually, joins up to the Grand Union Canal towpath.
Dedicated tree planting charity Birmingham Trees For Life has worked with local groups, including pupils from nearby school Alston Primary to plant new saplings in order to help spread the woodland on the site.
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- Video introduction
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- Facilities at the park
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- Multi use grass space
- Toilets
- There are no toilets on site.
- Points of interest
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River Cole (10-mile walkway and cycle route runs through the park).
- Other features
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- Circular walkway around park permiter and along riverside
- Flat tarmac paths
- Wildlife can be spotted on the river including heron, water voles, mink and even otters
- Part of the Kingfisher Country Park
