Dorridge Wood - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.36370, -1.74427
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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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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: Widney Manor > Dorridge Walking route 4.4 km ▾
A 2.75-mile easy walk through Solihull’s suburbia and countryside between two stations, crossing the M42 and the river Blythe.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 2.75 miles
Named route Ref rtWM Length 4.4 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Hatton > Lapworth Walking route 8 km ▾
A 5.5-mile easy amble following the towpath of the Grand Union Canal through some of Warwickshire’s finest countryside.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Distance: 5.5 miles
Named route Ref rtHat Length 8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Solihull-Knowle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos South garden, Parkfield, Dorridge B93
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Wildlife to spot
30,370 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,370 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Gadwall · Grey Heron · Stonechat · Jackdaw +48
Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Cabbage Stem Weevil +9
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,370 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Gadwall · Grey Heron · Stonechat · Jackdaw +48
Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Cabbage Stem Weevil +9
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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