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🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome214 ha
Getting here
52.57228, -1.56090
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chiffchaff
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chiffchaff
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
11 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Pheasant +62 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Orange Balsam +1 more · last seen 2018
Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Pheasant +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +81 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Photos
20 photos from nearby open sources
Merevale Hall, Atherstone
Photos
Merevale Hall, Atherstone
✓ 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
8,425 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,425 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Wren · Woodpigeon
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026Smooth Newt · Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee
+14 more speciesHide species list
All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BumblebeeBombus2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants16 species
springsummer
2025Bastard Cabbage · Coral Spurge · Goldilocks Buttercup · Wayfaring-tree · Common Spotted-orchid
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Coral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioides
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,425 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Wren · Woodpigeon
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026Smooth Newt · Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee
+14 more speciesHide species list
All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BumblebeeBombus2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants16 species
springsummer
2025Bastard Cabbage · Coral Spurge · Goldilocks Buttercup · Wayfaring-tree · Common Spotted-orchid
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Coral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioides
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Bitter-vetch
Bitter-vetch
Lathyrus linifolius
Lathyrus linifolius
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataJerusalem SagePhlomis fruticosaJerusalem SagePhlomis fruticosaDutch IrisIris filifolia x tingitana = I. x hollandica2024Dutch IrisIris filifolia x tingitana = I. x hollandica2024Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2024Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2023Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2023Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2022Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2022Bluish-leaved HawkweedHieracium salticola2022Bluish-leaved HawkweedHieracium salticola2022Various-leaved HawthornCrataegus heterophylla2022Various-leaved HawthornCrataegus heterophylla2022