Greet Mill Meadow
- Address
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Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham B11 4BU
- How to get there and parking
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Access points are on Stratford Road to the north of the site and Green Road to the south.
- About the park
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A partially wooded riverscape, rich in biodiversity, which is part of the Shire Country Park.
The meadows are named after the thirteenth century Greet Mill which has not survived, though the original site is visible from Stratford Road.
The word greet is derived from the Old Saxon griot, meaning grit or gravel.
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- Video introduction
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- Toilets
- There are no toilets on site.
- Points of interest
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- Part of the formerly-named Millstream Way in the Shire Country Park
- Other features
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- 2 sets of stepping stones across a weir
- The green oasis is populated with butterflies, foxes, water voles and bats
- Birdlife includes:
- kingfishers
- sparrowhawks
- 3 British species of woodpecker
- a variety of warblers in the summer
- redwings and fieldfares in the winter months
- The growth of native wildflower species, like river water-crowfoot, is encouraged
- Part of the flood plain – an open space that in times of river flooding does become waterlogged
- Recent additions to the site include a community orchard
- The River Cole runs through the whole of the Shire Country Park and is rich in fish and invertebrate life, providing a good food supply for exploring otters
- Trees supporting the wildlife include willows, alders and mature oaks. In spring, lesser celandine, wild garlic, wood anemone and bluebells flourish
- Outstanding wet woodland features
- Park friends group
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The Shire Country Park Friends
For more information, or to get involved, visit the Shire Country Park Friends' Facebook page.
- Parks friends group activities
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The Shire Country Park Friends help the rangers to care for the green space
