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Getting here
52.57272, -1.57426
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging 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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Quarrymans WalkWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,434 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,434 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Speckled Wood +18
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Hard-fern · Fescue · Rhododendron · Wayfaring-tree · Common Spotted-orchid +48
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- FescueFestuca
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,434 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Speckled Wood +18
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Hard-fern · Fescue · Rhododendron · Wayfaring-tree · Common Spotted-orchid +48
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- FescueFestuca
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green-veined White
Green-veined White
Pieris napi2024
Pieris napi2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorLarge WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024BumblebeeBombus2024BumblebeeBombus2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosumBastard CabbageRapistrum rugosumCoral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioidesCoral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioidesAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaGarden ThymeThymus vulgarisGarden ThymeThymus vulgarisDutch 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. montanum2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium2024Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Hyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanica2024Hyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanica2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024LindenTilia2024LindenTilia2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024HemlockConium maculatum2024HemlockConium maculatum2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Norway SprucePicea abies2024Norway SprucePicea abies2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024AppleMalus domestica2024AppleMalus domestica2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024