Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
52.27948, -1.74235
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Contour fort scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Carrion Crow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Carrion Crow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Egyptian Grasshopper, Common Red Soldier Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route 234 km ▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named route Length 234 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Bearley > Claverdon Walking route 7.6 km ▾
A 4.75-mile walk to discover ancient villages, churches and leafy woodland amid some truly glorious Warwickshire countryside.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Distance: 4.75 miles
Named route Ref rtBea Length 7.6 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route SR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SR Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,299 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +41
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Egyptian Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Bluebell · Goldilocks Buttercup · Holly · Honeysuckle · Common Nettle +10
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Holly Ilex aquifolium Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Garlic Mustard Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +41
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Egyptian Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Bluebell · Goldilocks Buttercup · Holly · Honeysuckle · Common Nettle +10
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Holly Ilex aquifolium Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Garlic Mustard Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata
Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis
Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis
Hyacinthoides hispanica Hyacinthoides hispanica
Hyacinthoides hispanica Hyacinthoides hispanica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis
Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana 