Short Heath Park is a

public park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to re ...

in the Short Heath area of

Erdington Erdington is a suburb and ward of Birmingham in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Warwickshire and located northeast of central Birmingham, bordering Sutton Coldfield. It was also a council constituency, managed by its o ...

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

, UK. It is located approximately north-west of

Erdington railway station Erdington railway station is a railway station serving the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Redditch/ Bromsgrove–Birmingham New Street–Lichfield Cross-City Line. It has 2 platforms. The station was opened in 1862 ...

. Short Heath Park is located a short walk away from Boldmere High street and Sutton Coldfield High street. Short Heath Park is approximately 14.5 Acres in size and Is operated by the Birmingham City council.

Redevelopment

In 2009,

Birmingham City Council Birmingham City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. It is the most populated local council area in the United Kingdom (e ...

's Parks and Nature Conservation department submitted a planning application for the park. The application, which was for the "erection of 1.6m high boundary railings with 3.3m high entrance archways" was approved subject to conditions on 1 December 2009. Development began in January 2010.

References

Parks and open spaces in Birmingham, West Midlands Erdington {{WestMidlands-geo-stub