Shelly Green - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.38515, -1.79911
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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
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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: Olton > Shirley Walking route 12.5 km ▾
An 8-mile longer meander along the banks of the Grand Union Canal and the River Cole, through the heart of Tolkein Country!
Duration: 3.5 hours
Distance: 8 miles
Named route Ref rtOlt Length 12.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: The Lakes > Earlswood Walking route 6.3 km ▾
A 3-mile trail tranquil and easy route, circumnavigating Earlswood Lakes before heading into the leafy shade of Clowes Wood en-route to Earlswood.
Duration: 2 hours
Distance: 4 miles
Named route Ref rtTLa Length 6.3 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Solihull-Knowle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cole Valley Route 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
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Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Ribes rubrum Ribes rubrum
Ribes rubrum Ribes rubrum
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
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
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis
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
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
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
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata
Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza
Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
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