Birmingham Parks Department is now responsible for well nearly 8000 allotments on 115 sites, over 80% of which are managed through allotment associations — see the Birmingham and District Allotment Association for a load of information.

There are also other allotments in the city, the largest of which probably being those run by the Bournville Village Trust.

Here are websites for a few of them and/or blogs written by allotment holders — please let us know of more:

• Billesley Lane Allotments
• Court Lane Allotments in Erdington
• Dad’s Lane Allotments
• Kings Norton Village Allotments
• Livingstone Road Community Allotment
• Matthew Boulton Allotments in Winson Green
• Moorpool Allotments in Harborne
• Uplands Allotments in Handsworth
• Thornbridge Allotments in Great Barr
• Walsall Road Allotments in Perry Barr