Highbury Hall & Park

02/11/2026

Restarting this Wednesday in Highbury Orchard.

🌿 Woodland Play Returns This Week! 🌿

We're back this Wednesday, 10.30am-12pm, and will be running every Wednesday until 16th December.

As winter gradually settles in, we'll be taking our cues from nature; learning how animals adapt, exploring the season through our senses, and embracing the magic of the darker days. Expect adventures, games, campfires, warm snacks, storytelling, and seasonal celebrations along the way.

We run in (almost!) all weathers and will have:
🍂 Tarps for shelter
🔥 Campfire warmth
☕ Warm drinks
🧤 Waterproof mittens
🧣 Cosy blankets
✨ Hand warmers
👢 A limited supply of wellies to borrow

The best way to stay warm is not to get cold in the first place, for grown-ups and children alike, so expect plenty of movement, active games and opportunities to explore.

This week we'll be:
🍁 Going on a colour hunt
🌈 Playing parachute games
🍂 Exploring leaves and all their magic

£7 per child
£14 per family (2-4 children)

We generally only cancel in cases of persistent freezing rain or high winds above 30mph, so if the weather looks wild, please keep an eye on the WhatsApp group for updates.

We'd love you to join us as we journey through the winter months together. ❄️🌲🍂

22/10/2026

🌿 A little bit of Highbury magic! 🐞
Did you know that Mud Kitchen Magic, a children’s book by local author Emma Jane Sale, was inspired by experiences in Highbury Orchard?

The book follows a child and their imaginary friend as they cook up three imaginative creations, each with a real-life recipe to make and eat. There are colours, counting, and even a tiny ladybird to spot on every page!

Inspired by Emma’s woodland play adventures with her grandchildren, it’s a lovely celebration of outdoor play, nature and the magic of a little imagination. 🌱

🔗 Find out more:

About the Book Feeling hungry? What's cooking? Eleanor and her imaginary friend create magic in the mud kitchen: 3 inventive recipes, each with a tasty version you can really eat! Explore role-play ideas, numbers, colours, and sizes. And spot a tiny ladybird along the way! Inspired by playing Forest...

17/10/2026

It was great to play host to this fabulous fungi festival today! 🍄

THANK YOU to more than 800 people who joined us for the Birmingham Fungi Festival today! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did - our throats are sore from talking mushrooms! Thanks to our artists, speakers, vendors, crafters and mycologists, as well as the brilliantly beautiful Highbury Hall & Park! Do share your pictures with us and let us know if you had a good time if you were able to join us. Here's to next year?

13/10/2026

Our next event is an autumn tree walk with Birmingham Tree People. Saturday 31 October at 10 30. Meet in the car park off Shutlock Lane . Please wear suitable footwear for uneven or muddy ground.

05/10/2026

Already feeling autumn approaching?

We have the perfect family event for you as Birmingham celebrates all things (or mushrooms to most of us!) at the brilliant Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust 💚🧡

Let's go mad for mushrooms and get fascinated by fungi, and enjoy some delicious food from our kitchen.

Bowls of yumminess like our Sri Lankan Mushroom Curry, our signature and tasty ™ to take home for your freezer!

📅 Saturday 17th October 2026
🕛 12 noon to 4pm
📍 Highbury Hall & Park, Moseley B13 8QG

Find out more and plan your visit for family fun, workshops, foraging and storytelling > https://www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/BirminghamFungiFestival or check poster in comments.

05/10/2026

Looking forward to seeing this exhibition inspired by Highbury at Nook gallery in Kings Heath.

2 local artists are collaborating on an exhibition inspired by Highbury, to be held at Nook Gallery from 11th October to 1st November. •nook• gallery is in Institute Rd Kings Heath next to Kwikfit and opposite Bishop Challoner School. Do come and see their interpretations of what Highbury has to offer.

25/09/2026

Looking forward to hosting Birmingham Fungi Festival at Highbury Hall & Park. Book now for a fun-gi day!

Join us to go mad for mushrooms and get fascinated by fungi at the second annual Birmingham Fungi Festival! Taking place from 12.00-16.00pm at Highbury Hall & Park, Birmingham, on Saturday 17th October, there will be much for everyone to enjoy throughout the afternoon!

Expect to find free drop-in activities for all the family including The Great Mushroom Hunt, Textile Workshops, Storytelling, Printmaking, Mushroom Murder Mystery and great food, as well as our Mushroom Market packed with crafty nature-based creators!

We'll also have a series of limited tickets events including expert-led fungi forays, workshops and fascinating fungi talks. Book your tickets now: bbcwildlife.org.uk/BirminghamFungiFestival

12/09/2026

Horse-drawn carriage rides to A Thousand Journeys to Highbury on Sunday 20 September booking now!

The carriage journey takes approximately 10 – 20 minutes one way, depending on conditions, and offers a unique way to experience the historic landscape while travelling to the event.

03/09/2026

An exciting opportunity with Chamberlain Highbury Trust to help uncover the global stories behind Highbury’s lost glasshouses and plant collections.

Could you help uncover the global stories behind Highbury’s lost glasshouses? 🌿

We’re looking for a researcher, historian or heritage practitioner to explore Highbury’s former glasshouses and plant collections, uncovering connections between plants, empire, science and global trade.

This six-month freelance commission will help shape future exhibitions, tours and public programmes at Highbury.

📅 Apply by 1 November 2026

Find out more: https://highburyhallandpark.co.uk/news/research-role/