Lickey Hills Country Park
Lickey Hills Country Park is a
country park in
Worcestershire,
England. The park was given to
Birmingham by
George Cadbury, a
19th Century philanthropist, and is managed by
Birmingham City Council.
The park's area is 525 acres (2 km²) and includes a
golf club. The park is situated in the
Lickey Hills, part of the
Clent and Lickey ridge. The hills, which separate the
Longbridge end of Birmingham from
Barnt Green and
Lickey in rural Worcestershire, are eleven miles south of central Birmingham.
There are some
deer which live in the country park, as well as
Badgers. Often there are notable displays of
bluebells (especially in
Spring). The area is very popular with
walkers,
families and the
general public. The park is also enjoyed by
birdwatchers and other nature lovers.
On the road from Lickey to
Lickey Beacon there is an
obelisk commemorating
Other Archer Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth, who created the
Worcestershire Yeomanry volunteer
regiment of
cavalry, which fought in the
Napoleonic Wars. The obelisk was meant to commemorate his financial support, but he dedicated it to his horse, who had died in
Spain.
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Lickey Incline*Margaret Mabey,
A Little History of the Lickey Hills, The Lickey Hills Society, 1993, ISBN 0951983911
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Country park website*
Golf club
