Sutton Park (Birmingham)

United Kingdom / England / Sutton Coldfield / Birmingham
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Sutton Park is Birmingham's largest park, covering 2,400 acres consisting of woodlands, heathlands and wetlands. The entire park was recently designated a National Nature Reserve by English Nature.

The park is a remnant of an extensive forest that used to cover much of the Midlands. Sutton Park has retained many ancient features including prehistoric mounds and ruins as well as a Roman road making it of great interest to historical enthusiasts.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Park
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Coordinates:   52°34'16"N   1°51'16"W

Comments

  • Amazing to think a park so big is totally surrounded by urban development--shows how huge Birmingham is
  • It's also the largest urban park in Europe!
  • At 970 hectares (2,400 acres) Sutton Park is actually it is the 5th largest urban park in Europe, behind Losiny Ostrov National Park, Moscow at 11600 hectares (28701 acres) Casa de Campo, Madrid at 1,700 hectares (4206 acres) Monsanto Forest Park, Lisbon at 1000 hectares (2474 acres) Bois de Vincennes, Paris at 995 hectares (2,459 acres) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_parks_by_size
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