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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 192 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.17113, -1.54913
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II* Registered Park and Garden — Particularly important historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England, of more than special interest.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Parkland Walk, Charlecote Park Walking route 1.8 km ▾
A circular stroll along mown grassy paths. Flat enough for big-wheeled buggies in dry conditions. We recommend sturdy footwear throughout the year.
Named route Length 1.8 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Warwick-Leamington-Wellesbourne Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 9.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 4.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Compton Verney mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
12,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Cormorant · Jackdaw +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Yarrow · Groundsel · Hazel · Dandelion · Meadow-Grass +5
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hazel Corylus avellana Dandelion Taraxacum Meadow-Grass Poa Crepis Crepis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Cormorant · Jackdaw +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Yarrow · Groundsel · Hazel · Dandelion · Meadow-Grass +5
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Hazel Corylus avellana Dandelion Taraxacum Meadow-Grass Poa Crepis Crepis Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Field-speedwell
Common Field-speedwell
Veronica persica
Veronica persica
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
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