Yardley Wood

The area is served by Yardley Wood railway station, despite the station being located just inside the Hall Green (B28 postcode) area, as well as by the following bus routes: Additionally, bus route 76 (Queen Elizabeth Hospital to Solihull) serves the railway station. All these bus services are run by National Express West Midlands, who have a large depot in Yardley Wood with over 400 employees. The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal runs through Yardley Wood (marking the boundary between Billesley and Highter's Heath wards), sitting in a deep cutting where it passes beneath School Road. The canal towpath can be accessed at Yardley Wood Road (bridge no. 5), at a location once known as Happy Valley, and from Priory Fields Nature Reserve (in turn accessed from Priory Road), as well as at High Street, Solihull Lodge (bridge no. 7). ==Community==

Local schools include Yardley Wood Community Primary School, plus Highters Heath Community School (on the border with Warstock), Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School (on the border with Billesley), and Christ Church C of E Secondary Academy. Yardley Wood Library is located on Highfield Road. Christ Church, Yardley Wood is the local parish church. There is also a local Baptist Church. The area includes Warstock Community Centre (adjacent to Highters Heath Community School) and a social club, as well as several linked areas of natural beauty. ==References==