WHY IS SUTTON PARK
SO SPECIAL?
Sutton Park is a public open space in the heart of the West Midlands conurbation.
It covers an area of approximately 2,250 acres (900 hectares) and includes a mixture of woodland, grassland, heather and mire, and pools and streams.
It is a popular place for people to come and walk, jog, sail, fish, play, golf or quietly relax within nature. It receives nearly 2 million annual visitors.
Sutton Park is also a top spot for biodiversity in the Birmingham and Black Country area. The mosaic of landscapes supports 5,900 different species of animals and plants that are recorded in the park.
The park also has many archaeological features showing the influence of humans on the landscape dating back to the Bronze Age. The Roman Road dates back to the first century AD and lies alongside a medieval deer park.
For these reasons, Sutton Park has been designated:
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a Registered Historic Park since 1995,
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National Nature Reserve since 1995,
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Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1987, and
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Scheduled Ancient Monument since 2002.
For further reading we'd recommend the following books available from Waterstones, The Parade, Sutton Coldfield and Amazon:
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'Sutton Park (Images of England)’ - Marian Baxter
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‘The Archaeology of Sutton Park’ - Michael Hodder
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‘The Flora of Sutton Park’ - Ian Trueman, Mike Poulton, Mike Hodder, Lucas Large, Shirley Hancock and Simon Phipps.
Useful information for anyone visiting Sutton Park include advice and maps.
An ecological gem of the West Midlands.
As a SSSI and National Nature Reserve, we're very lucky to see so many species flourish. FoSPA helps to record species in the Park and helps to conserve and protect them too.
Click here to fid out what you may see & how you can get involved!
Find out more about the archaeological and historical features of Sutton Park here...