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52.46887, -1.73613
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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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry · last seen 2020; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route 234 km ▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named route Length 234 km Regional 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 Rail Trail: Birmingham International > Marston Green Walking route 6.4 km ▾
A 4-mile walk discovering wildflower meadows, oak woodland and parkland along Low Brook on an easy route to Marston Green. Plane spotting optional!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 4 miles
Named route Ref rtBIA Length 6.4 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 Colebridge Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cole Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Ward End Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 Parks Cycle Route- Silver Route (Airport Viewing Area to Meriden Park) Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
The all-weather route follows the valley of the Hatchford, Westley and Kingshurst Brooks whilst passing through an attractive mixture of formal parkland, wooded areas and open grassland.
Named route Ref 3PS Length 2.7 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Godwin Way 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
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Wildlife to spot
8,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,610 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Mallard +51
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Field Grasshopper · Pterostichus melanarius · Dotted Bee-fly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria +10
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,610 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Mallard +51
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Field Grasshopper · Pterostichus melanarius · Dotted Bee-fly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria +10
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2023
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2023
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2023
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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