Monkspath Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.36787, -1.79504
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 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
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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: Danzey Circular Walking route 4.3 km ▾
A 2.7-mile exceedingly rural ramble from the hamlet of Danzey Green out to the bluebells and southerly views of Mockley Wood.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 2.7 miles
Named route Ref rtDan Length 4.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Illshaw Path public footpath · 85 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 85 m Path type: footway
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Solihull-Knowle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Billesley & Shire Country Park Circular Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 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 M42 Motorway - Southbound Near Blythe Valley Park
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Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea
Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Potentilla x mixta Potentilla x mixta
Potentilla x mixta Potentilla x mixta
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Vervain Verbena officinalis
Vervain Verbena officinalis
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza
Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
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