Originally the Friends of Ten Acres, this was a community group set up by Sustainable Life Birmingham to manage and restore the derelict woodland of Ten Acres Park in Stirchley. The group’s aim was to transform the derelict Ten Acres heritage woodland site, open up the space and make it safe for public use again while…

The Friends of Rectory Park are a group of local residents that help to look after the park and have assisted in the creation of the cycle path amongst many other features. The group also secures funding to keep the park looking beautiful and keep the wildlife that lives there safe and happy.   The…

Reddicap Futures (RF) is a Community Group set up by a small group of local parents with the help of Sutton Coldfield Town Councillor Julie Ashley-Higgins and Compass Family Support.  Their aim is to help run local projects alongside a group we have called Reddicap Mums that will ultimately make Falcon Lodge and Reddicap a…

The Friends of Reddings Lane is a Friends Group based in Hall Green North that was founded in August 2021.   Their aim is to: Promote the conservation, protection, education and improvement of the physical, natural and social environment of the local area, in Reddings Lane Park. Involve and encourage more local residents in community…

Rookery Park Friends aim to improve the park’s infrastructure and to provide services and activities that meet the needs of the local community.  Rookery Park is comprised of the old surrounding gardens for Rookery House, in Erdington. The house was originally known as Birches Green House and dates from the 1730s.   Contact: [email protected] B24…

On the boundary of Rubery and Frankley is a local nature reserve and public walkway which follows the line of the former Halesowen railway.  The railway, which was opened in 1883, connected Northfield with Halesowen until its closure in 1964.  There was an intermediate station located at Rubery which although closed to passengers in 1919…