Take the wooded walk in Hillfield Park

Second visit to Hillfield Park in Solihull. This time in mid May 2020. Took a different path around the park this time. Both car parks were closed. Found a wooded walk that takes you from Brick Kiln Lane back towards the path near the stream. Light not too bad on the lake this time.

For the post on my previous walk around Hillfield Park, click this link: Hillfield Park in Monkspath, Solihull

This visit was on Tuesday 12th May 2020.

Starting with the lake at Hillfield Park. There was Canada Geese and Domestic Ducks here.

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Close up of a pair of Domestic Ducks.

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The Domestic Ducks later moved to the back of the lake.

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Now heading up again the path past the car park and playground. Both of which were closed due to the pandemic.

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Some views of the Hillfield Park Play Area that I wasn't able to get on my first visit. As it was closed, was able to get photos without anyone using the equipment.

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To the back was a slide and monkey bars. And other equipment that usually children could climb all over (but not now).

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I'm not sure of the purpose of these blue hoops. Are children supposed to climb through them or something? (before lockdown of course).

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Saw this clenched fossil sculpture not far from the playground area.

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From the back you can see the fingers and thumb clenched into a fist.

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This time I took the path to the left towards Brick Kiln Lane.

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The paths continues. If people walked near you, we went onto the grass to stay 2 metres apart from them (if possible).

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The path curves round to the left.

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There was this football field with goalposts, but not in use.

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After reaching Brick Kiln Lane, got to a car park where Solihull Council had left the gate closed due to the pandemic concerns. But at the end of the car park was a path through the trees.

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Most of these wooded paths have the roots of the trees growing into the path, so you have to be careful where you step.

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Some leaves on the path here. This would have been two paths between a grass verge, but most of the grass has gone from people walking over it so much.

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I stopped at one point when I saw this painted rock with a smiley face resting on a tree branch. Smile. Hopefully this lockdown won't last for to many more months, but who knows when life will get back to normal?

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At some points on this walk, you could see the rest of the park down below. The wide open fields in the park, the paths and trees.

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Getting close to the end, saw this wooden decking on the path.

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Then there were dirt steps to take you down to the next path below.

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After this followed the path back into the park, and went around the side of the lake I didn't go around last time. Then just back around the lake to the starting point.

 

Since lockdown, I have discovered two new parks in Solihull I wasn't aware of:

1. Langley Hall Park
2. Olton Jubilee Park

Project, photos and posts for those parks coming soon.

Also look out for more Solihull park posts on Dorridge Park and Knowle Park, coming soon.

Photos taken by Elliott Brown.

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