Arley Arboretum & Gardens
32 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha
Getting here
52.42295, -2.35262
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Arley Arboretum Overflow Parking 318m away — 5 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Arley Arboretum Overflow Parking 318m away — 5 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Nuthatch +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Nuthatch +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Wood Ant, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Green Tiger Beetle +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Butterbur, Early Dog-violet +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Worcestershire PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Habberley Valley Circular WalkWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)Walking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
The Highley TrailWalking route3.5 km▾
A short walk round the former mining village of Highley.
Named routeRef HTLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route129 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 129 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route54 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route54 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wyre Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
Wyre Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
A Woodland glade at Arley Arboretum
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,069 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,069 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Nuthatch · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Jay · Black-headed Gull +47
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Slow-worm
🐝Insects28 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red Wood Ant · Bembidion tetracolum · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +23
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Bembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatum
🌿Plants23 species
springautumn
2026▾
Butterbur · Early Dog-violet · Wall-rue · Cuckooflower · Green Hellebore +18
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Green HelleboreHelleborus viridis
- NipplewortLapsana communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,069 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Nuthatch · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Jay · Black-headed Gull +47
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Slow-worm
🐝Insects28 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red Wood Ant · Bembidion tetracolum · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +23
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Bembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatum
🌿Plants23 species
springautumn
2026▾
Butterbur · Early Dog-violet · Wall-rue · Cuckooflower · Green Hellebore +18
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Green HelleboreHelleborus viridis
- NipplewortLapsana communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polypody
Polypody
Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisSnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025MistletoeViscum album2025MistletoeViscum album2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025PearPyrus communis2025PearPyrus communis2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025