Fir Grove - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.16261, -1.67835
Open directionsv
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route▾
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route161 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,598 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,598 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Wren +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Cryptosiphum artemisiae · Banded Demoiselle · Phyllobius virideaeris · Syrphus · Sicus ferrugineus +6
- Cryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiae
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Platystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis
- Anaspis fasciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,598 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Wren +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Cryptosiphum artemisiae · Banded Demoiselle · Phyllobius virideaeris · Syrphus · Sicus ferrugineus +6
- Cryptosiphum artemisiaeCryptosiphum artemisiae
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Platystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis
- Anaspis fasciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anaspis fasciata
Anaspis fasciata
Epistrophe diaphanaEpistrophe diaphanaEpistrophe diaphanaEpistrophe diaphanaMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Events & activities nearby
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