Kings Heath Horticultural Walk on Friday 23 May

P LEASE NOTE THAT THE DURATION 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.

Please note the unusual day of the walk, which is on a Friday. Also note that places are limited and booking is essential.

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, and also a reminder of the details 2 days before the walk.

Walk leader: Celia Howell-Jones

Meeting arrangements:

Meet at 10.15 am outside the Cartland Cafe, in Kings Heath Park for 10.30 start. The Cartland tea room is in the park, address: Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7TQ. Entrances to the park are from Vicarage Road and Avenue Road. The tea room and toilets are on the west side. GR:SP 06689 86820. 200m from either entrance.

By bus: No.35 from Moor Street Queensway, opposite Moor Street Station MS1 alight Vicarage Road, opposite the park. No. 11A and 11C. Both buses stop on Vicarage Road opposite the park. Buses 76 Solihull to Northfield and No. 27 stop on Avenue Road at Vicarage Road entrance and again at Avenue Road entrance opposite Grange Road.

By Car: There are two car parks in the park one accessed from Vicarage Road and one from Avenue Road.

Would you like to discover more about the rich variety of trees and other plants in Highbury and Kings Heath Parks? With thanks to the Thrive Charity and Friends of Kings Heath and Highbury Parks, we are offering a leisurely walk to take a closer look at the history and horticultural gems these parks have to offer. This special horticultural themed event includes a walk round both parks identifying some of the remarkable trees planted over the years and a tour of the Thrive gardens previously known as the TV gardens. The morning will start with a tour of Kings Heath park to admire the variety of trees which make up the landscape ranging from Medlars to Mulberries, Snake Bark to Dog Wood and many more. We then take a guided tour of the Thrive gardens including a history of the park and the gardening activities in the small gardens area. After a lunch/snack break at the Cartland Cafe, we’ll extend the walk to Highbury Park which is designed on a grander scale with ornamental features, an arboretum and orchard and a focus on wildlife. Walk Distance approximately 3 miles, mostly flat with good paths but there may be muddy sections in the woodlands.

Bookings for this walk will close at 06.00 on Wednesday 21 May. After this, please email bhamramblersenquiries@gmail.com 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 - 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 passing 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.