Ley Hill Recreation Ground (Edgbaston)
- Address
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69-79 Holloway, Birmingham, B31 1TT
- How to get there and parking
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Entrances off Holloway, Merritt’s Hill and Merritt’s Brook Lane.
There is a car park off Holloway.
- About the park
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Ley Hill recreation ground is set in 48 acres of rugged hilly parkland on the south-western edge of Birmingham.
Its history as public land dates back to the 1950s when the Kunzle family (Swiss-born confectioners and philanthropists) donated their house and adjoining lands to the people of Birmingham. For several years, the land was rented or leased to private owners. In 1960 it became a park open to the public.
Nowadays, the site is easily accessible from a number of main roads and offers a series of walkways through open land and wooded areas featuring:
- Oak trees
- Cedar trees
- Sweet Chestnut trees
- Scot’s Pines
It also features a new and well stocked children’s play area and a football pitch and basketball court, which are well used by the local community.
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- Video introduction
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- Facilities at the park
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- Children's Rainbow Play Area
- Football pitch
- Hardcourt Basketball Court
- Parking including disabled parking
- Toilets
- There are no toilets on site.
- Points of interest
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- A series of wood carvings have been expertly sculpted into Scot’s Pine trees situated in the arboretum area of the park by wood carver Graham Jones.
- Other features
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- Disabled access pathways
- Tree trail walking route
- Park friends group
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For further information, or to get involved, visit the Friends of Ley Hill Park website.
- Parks friends group activities
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Activities include:
- Bramble clearing
- Chopping down and planting trees
- Litter picks
- Wild-flower and bulb planting
- Work with the parks management team and rangers based at Woodgate Valley
