The Ards

The Ards is a park in Solihull, England. The Ards is situated nearby to the nature reserve Dorridge Wood, as well as near Dorridge Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dorridge Wood and Dorridge railway station.

Dorridge Wood

Nature reserve

Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dorridge Wood is a park and local nature reserve in Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands. Established after a land donation in 1969, it incorporates a woodland area first mentioned in 1556.

Dorridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dorridge railway station serves the large village of Dorridge in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways, who manage the station, and also by West Midlands Trains. It is situated 10+1⁄2 miles south of Birmingham Snow Hill. Dorridge railway station is situated 2,500 feet northwest of The Ards.

Arden Academy

School

Arden Academy is a ten form entry mixed comprehensive secondary school with academy status It was re-designated as an 11-18 school in September 2008. Arden is situated in the village of Knowle, three miles from Solihull town centre in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. Arden Academy is situated 1 mile north of The Ards.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorridge and Bentley Heath.

Dorridge

Village

Dorridge is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of the historic county of Warwickshire, the village is encompassed within the electoral ward of Dorridge and Hockley Heath, which had a population of 11,140 in the 2011 census.

Bentley Heath

Village

Photo: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bentley Heath is a village in the West Midlands Borough of Solihull, England, approximately 3 miles southeast of Solihull town centre. The population taken at the 2011 census can be found under the Local Authority.

Knowle

Village

Photo: Poliphilo, CC0.

Knowle is a large village situated 3 miles east-southeast of the town of Solihull, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Knowle lies within the Arden area of the historic county boundaries of Warwickshire, and since 1974 it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. Knowle is situated 1½ miles north of The Ards.

The Ards

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Solihull, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.36817° or 52° 22′ 5″ north

Longitude

-1.74336° or 1° 44′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C4W9794+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1363354481

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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