Dorridge Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.36767, -1.75008
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 2 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 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Arden Drive and Dorridge Wood B93
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Wildlife to spot
30,249 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,249 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Woodpigeon · Gadwall · Jackdaw · Grey Heron +47
Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,249 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Woodpigeon · Gadwall · Jackdaw · Grey Heron +47
Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Cabbage Stem Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
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