Halfmoon Coppice - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.39939, -1.76281
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 11 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: Hampton-in-Arden Circular Walking route 5.8 km ▾
A 3.6-mile easy amble from the ancient village of Hampton-in-Arden across the river Blythe to Marsh Lane Nature Reserve and back.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3.6 miles
Named route Ref rtHam Length 5.8 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 Northbound M42, Emergency Refuge near Solihull
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Wildlife to spot
20,393 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,393 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Muntjac +5
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,393 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Muntjac +5
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
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Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
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