Fox Hollies Park from March to June 2020

Fox Hollies Park for me is the closest park in walking distance. Not that I always wanted to go there (due to shady characters). Popped in or nearby several times during the lockdown from March to June 2020. Usually on walks to or from Acocks Green. Recently local volunteers have gone around the park litter picking.

Fox Hollies Park

This is my second Fox Hollies Park post. Find my original post here: Fox Hollies Park through the years.

March 2020

At the beginning of the lockdown, I had a late March 2020 walk around Fox Hollies Park. There wasn't many people in the park. As usual entered at Shirley Road and walk around the path along the Westley Brook. Saw a Jet2 plane taking off. Was starting to get rare to see passenger planes in the sky.

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A look at the Westley Brook and the tree branches.

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Taking a slightly different route through the trees along this dirt path.

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More parts of the Westley Brook.

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Trees leaning over the Westley Brook.

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Trees without leaves on the path to the pond.

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The Round Pool.

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Danger No Swimming or Paddling. Duck on the left.

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Metal footbridge on the right hand side of the Round Pool.

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Pair of Canada geese.

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Another duck.

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April 2020

An afternoon walk around Acocks Green, and we briefly popped into Fox Hollies Park from Pool Farm Road near Fanshawe Road. It was a sunny afternoon and more people about.

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Walked towards the Gospel Lane exit. Blue sky and leaves growing back on the trees. At the time you were not allowed in the play area, yet some men were inside playing with a remote controlled car!

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Saw this structure from Gospel Lane. Probably somewhere for teenagers to hang about. After this continued my walk around Acocks Green and back into Hall Green.

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June 2020

Early June 2020, and I went down Shirley Road to take something to the Post Office. Took this photo on my smartphone camera of the grass cut in stripes for social distancing.

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Late June 2020, and walking back up Shirley Road after an evening walk down to Acocks Green Village.

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The main entrance to Fox Hollies Park from Shirley Road through this new gateway.

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The grass still cut at different levels for social distancing.

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Long grass in a look towards the Shirley Road Play Area (which was still closed at the time).

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For another nearby park in the area, check out my post on Langley Hall Park. It's just down Gospel Lane from Fox Hollies Park. And can be entered via Swanswell Road. It's just over the Birmingham / Solihull border in Olton / Kineton Green.

 

Photos taken by Elliott Brown.

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