Hen Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.40918, -1.73455
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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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 welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Grand Union Canal Walk
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Photos Metropolitan Borough of Solihull : M42 Motorway
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Wildlife to spot
10,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,640 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Little Egret · Mallard · Robin +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +5
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Box Bug · Halesus digitatus +2
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,640 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Little Egret · Mallard · Robin +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer +5
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Box Bug · Halesus digitatus +2
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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