The Bird Trail for Sparkhill Park is a community project led by ecobirmingham, offering opportunities to families, individuals and visitors to get outside and enjoy this lovely greenspace, connect with the nature and its bird population in a playful way whilst learning some fun facts about our feathered friends. 

Using the map, you can take a lovely walk around the park and trees, spot the hidden bird sculptures, and scan the QR codes or click the links below to hear the bird sounds and learn more about the birds that live in our park. 

Click the orange button links below to learn more about the birds that live in Sparkhill Park and listen to their bird song.

As our skies become emptier, our dawns, quieter, we hope the Bird Trail in Sparkhill Park will inspire visitors to take positive action to help our birds and, as The Book of Birds author, Robert Macfarlane said; 

“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” 

Find out more about the seven wonders of birds in The Book of Birds, listen to what the dawn chorus would have sounded 50 years ago, join your local Friends of park groups to improve habitats, and take part in future RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch to help inform about the health of our bird population. 

We hope you enjoy the bird trail and getting to know our special feathered friends while exploring Sparkhill Park,

About the Sparkhill Bird Trail Project

Some of the birds used for the trail were identified by Park Road Nursery children taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch in 2025. At the Growing Up Green Family Festival held in Sparkhill Park in June 2025 ecobirmingham used these birds in a temporary trail which local families enjoyed taking part in, exploring the park to find the pictures hidden and commented on how they would enjoy having a permanent feature in the park… Which is what we what we did! 

At the following year’s Growing Up Green festival, local artists Juneau Projects ran a very successful workshop where children created thick clay shapes of the ten birds identified for the trail. In July 2026, Juneau ran a follow-up workshop for the children to paint the clay birds, and we were amazed at the intricate details the children put into each bird. The birds were then weatherproofed and mounted on wooden plates by the artists, ready to be installed on chosen trees at Sparkhill Park. 

We invited local community nature champion, Chris Millward, to work with us and the artists on the online resource that brings the trail to life.  

Made possible with the support of local organisations, The Springfield Project as part of the Sparkhill Child Neighbourhood Project, the wonderful Friends of Sparkhill Park group as well as Chris Millward, founder of the Brum Biosphere network,  the birds were installed at their final location, carefully chosen trees in Sparkhill Park.

Thanks to our funders CB&HH Taylor trust and to Birmingham City Council, Parks and Trees departments, for their support and permission enabling the bird trail.

ecobirmingham is a non-profit organisation. With the support of our wonderful community, we can continue providing activities that help make Birmingham a greener, fairer and healthier place to live. Your support means the world – Donate if you can.