Edgbaston Reservoir parkrun

Bus:

• From the city centre (Colmore Row) and Bearwood: the 9, 12, 13, X8 & X10 buses run along the Hagley Road and is a 15 minute walk from stops near Stirling Road to the event.
• From the city centre (St Martin’s Queensway) and Smethwich: The 80 bus stops at Icknield Port Road and is a 10 minute walk to the event.
• From Harborne: The 23 & 24 buses stop at Ladywood Middleway and the 11 bus stop at Rotton Park Road and are a 15 minute walk to the event.

Train: The nearest station is Five Ways on the Cross City Line and is a 25 minute walk to the event.

The main entrance is at the end of Reservoir Road.
There are pedestrian entrances on Rotton Park Road, Icknield Port Road, Gillott Road and Mariner Avenue. There are steps at the Gillott Road and Mariner Avenue entrances.

For SatNav use B16 9EE.

From the M5 junction 3 take the A456 about 3 miles towards City Centre, Ladywood and follow signs to reservoir.

From City Centre follow signs to M5 South. Many roads around the city centre are closed or diverted due to long term road works.

Parking is on surrounding roads only. The car park from Reservoir Road is currently closed to the public and the car park for the Midlands Sailing Club is for sailing club members only.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Birmingham Settlement (The Red Shed) on the other side of the reservoir. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Birmingham Settlement (The Red Shed) on the other side of the reservoir - please come and join us!

Edgbaston Reservoir parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Edgbaston Reservoir parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email edgbastonreservoir@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.