Fiddle Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.58439, -1.56013
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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 welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Quarrymans WalkWalking route▾
North Arden Trail - Parish LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,547 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Yellowhammer · Skylark · Little Egret · Moorhen +19
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee · Common Darter +9
- BumblebeeBombus2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant Hawker
Common Sorrel · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Valerian · Procumbent Pearlwort · Green Alkanet +127
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,547 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Yellowhammer · Skylark · Little Egret · Moorhen +19
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Western Honey Bee · Common Darter +9
- BumblebeeBombus2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant Hawker
Common Sorrel · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Valerian · Procumbent Pearlwort · Green Alkanet +127
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumDuke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon MilletPanicum miliaceumCommon MilletPanicum miliaceumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaMedickMedicago sativaMedickMedicago sativaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparinePetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaPale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifoliaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataBastard CabbageRapistrum rugosumBastard CabbageRapistrum rugosumCoral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioidesCoral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioidesDutch IrisIris filifolia x tingitana = I. x hollandica2024Dutch IrisIris filifolia x tingitana = I. x hollandica2024Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024Events & activities nearby
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