Meadow Street Gardens
1 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.57468, -1.54627
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Artigiano — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Artigiano — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
8 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +137 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Cock's-foot, Common Nettle +107 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Quarrymans WalkWalking route▾
North Arden Trail - Parish LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taverners Lanepublic footpath · 85 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Fishers' Stilepublic footpath · 301 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route231 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route438 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 438 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Flats on South Street, Atherstone
Photos
Flats on South Street, Atherstone
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Woolpack Way Car Park - Short Stay · Paid · 194m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
9,229 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,229 records · NBN AtlasMagpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Robin
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Mole
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Tachina fera · Tortoise Bug · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tachina feraTachina fera2024
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Sorrel · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Valerian · Procumbent Pearlwort · Green Alkanet
+127 more speciesHide species list
All 132 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,229 records · NBN AtlasMagpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Robin
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Mole
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Tachina fera · Tortoise Bug · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tachina feraTachina fera2024
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Sorrel · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Valerian · Procumbent Pearlwort · Green Alkanet
+127 more speciesHide species list
All 132 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Medick
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Medicago lupulina
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumDuke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon MilletPanicum miliaceumCommon MilletPanicum miliaceumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaMedickMedicago sativaMedickMedicago sativaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparinePetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataBastard CabbageRapistrum rugosumBastard CabbageRapistrum rugosumCoral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioidesCoral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioidesDeadly NightshadeAtropa belladonnaDeadly NightshadeAtropa belladonnaJerusalem SagePhlomis fruticosaJerusalem SagePhlomis fruticosaWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024