Highbury Park and Holders Wood Thursday short walk

Join this leisurely ramble with a Birmingham Ramblers group leader and enjoy social walking with our friendly members.

It is very helpful for the walk leader to have prior knowledge of numbers that will be on this walk. We ask you to complete this very brief form to help with our planning of the walk to ensure that we can safely accommodate all who wish to join us. You will receive an automatic acknowledgement when you submit this form.

To express your interest in this walk:

- click the blue + symbol above to increase the ticket count to 1 - only one ticket can be booked per booking since we ask for the name of each walker - then click Next

- on the following page click the Checkout button then complete the questions, click the Accept box and press the Confirm button. You will receive an automatic acknowledgement when you submit this form.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FINISHING TIME OF THIS EVENT SHOWN ABOVE IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED; IT WILL DEPEND ON FACTORS SUCH AS THE WEATHER AND THE WALKING PACE OF THE GROUP.

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Walk leader: Celia Howell-Jones

This is a circular walk of approximately 4 miles, around the late autumn landscape of Highbury arboretum and woodlands.

Meet at the entrance to Highbury Park, from Alcester Road (A435) approx. postcode B14 7SN, 11.00 am, next to the construction site for the new station at Kings Heath.

To join by public transport. Nos. 35 and 50 buses from Moor Street, approximately every 5-7 minutes take about 25 minutes. Alight at Station Road bus stop opposite the Gym. Cross the road at the lights and walk back to the entrance to the park. There are toilets in Kings Heath library, but no toilets on the walk. 

To join by car: Park in the car park off Shutlock Lane B13 8NZ by 11.05 am . The leader will meet car drivers in the ca rpark.

The route passes through the grounds of Highbury Hall, the forest school orchard and incorporates a loop through Holder’s Lane woods. While most of the walk is on good paths, they are uneven and can be muddy in patches, as there are a number springs in the park. For those who wish, after the walk the group can drop in on The Loco lounge for refreshments.

Expressions of interest for this walk will close at 06.00 on Tuesday 8 October 2024. After this, please email bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com or contact us through our contact form at https://cobra.eventcube.io/support-hub/contact to enquire about any late availability for the walk.

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If you later find that you are unable to join us it would be helpful if you let us know by sending an email to bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com or let us know though our contact form at https://cobra.eventcube.io/support-hub/contact - this will be passed on to the walk leader and will prevent any delay to the start of the walk should the leader be waiting for you. Please note that some walks have a waiting list so tickets are NOT TRANSFERABLE; if you are unable to join us then please cancel your place to free it up for someone who may be on the waiting list rather than transferring it to someone else.

General Information

This is one of several walks and activities offered by the Birmingham Ramblers. If you have found this page through a web search or other means and would like to find out more about the group then please visit the Birmingham Ramblers web site; new members are always welcome.