Type Public park Website Swanshurst Park | Created 1922 (1922) Address Birmingham B13 0DG, UK | |
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Location Between Moseley and Billesley, Birmingham, England Operated by Birmingham City Council Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Cannon Hill Park, Moseley Park and Pool, Creation Skate Park, The Mailbox, Small Heath Park | ||
Canada geese seagulls at swanshurst park birmingham uk
Swanshurst Park is a public park in Birmingham, England and managed by Birmingham City Council.
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GeographyEdit
The park is between Moseley and Billesley in Birmingham, England. In Moseley to the north it's on Swanshurst Lane. Between Moseley and Billesley along the Yardley Wood Road. To the south in Billesley near the fire station it is near Brook Lane. To the north west is Moseley New Pool where you will find canada geese, swans, mallard ducks and other bird species. It has also been known by other names: Swanshurst Pool, Grove Pool, and Swanshurst Slade Pool. It was made in c. 1759 by Henry Giles as a fishing pond.
HistoryEdit
The council bought the fields in 1922 to lay out the park. They were from Ivyhouse Farm and Swanshurst Pool. The land was used as common grazing land until the end of World War II. A 9-hole pitch was put in during the 1950s; it was closed in the 1990s.