Our guide to health and fitness in Birmingham brings you everything from beautiful parks to running, cycling and walking routes, yoga and meditation, friendly gyms and peaceful places to go.
Whenever the sun is shining, I just want to throw myself into the nearest body of water and cool off. But even though Birmingham is famous for its waterways, I wouldn’t ever recommend actually swimming in...
When John Sutton Nettlefold—a pioneer of early housing reform in Birmingham—and his wife Margaret were looking to build their Winterbourne House, they wanted somewhere that reflected their modern worldvi...
When diving in on a hunt, the peregrine falcon can reach speeds of over 240mph—making it the fastest animal on the planet—but this nesting pair at the top of the University of Birmingham’s Joseph Chamberli...
Known for blooming from mid-April to early May, no other flower captures the English imagination quite like bluebells—inspiring everyone from Emily Brontë to Liz Berry, Oscar Wilde to George Orwell. With almost...
After more than a century and a half, the golden eagle, one of England’s most majestic and long-lost birds of prey could soon soar again over the country’s northern landscapes. Once common in Shakespeare’s ti...
You won’t believe me, but these idyllic Italian-style gardens were once home to an amusement park and motor rally races. Going back to the 1800s, Trentham Estate boasted the most beautiful grounds, but by the 20th...
I don’t know about you, but I spent Easter weekend down the garden centre admiring flowers and picking out vegetable seeds. It’s officially gardening season. Looking for more inspiration, I found a quieter, but jus...
Just over a hundred Barbary macaques roam free at Trentham Monkey Forest (about an hour’s drive from Birmingham), while only 8,000 of these endangered animals currently survive in the wild. But in a world-firs...
Is it Mickey Mouse or a dinosaur on the Bullring? Or is all you see a stratocumulus and an altostratus? However you see the sky above, cloud gazing can be a calming break from the world beyond (anyone else stopp...
The sun is shining. The sky is bluing. The cherry blossoms are blossoming. Spring is here. Pastel-pink flowers of Japanese cherry blossom trees, also known as sakura, are sweeping Birmingham once more. Well-sui...
