Heath End Plantation - Conifer woodland 8 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦋 Insects🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.25060, -1.65321
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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 🐕 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
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi 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 Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Bearley > Claverdon Walking route 7.6 km ▾
A 4.75-mile walk to discover ancient villages, churches and leafy woodland amid some truly glorious Warwickshire countryside.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Distance: 4.75 miles
Named route Ref rtBea Length 7.6 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Warwick-Leamington-Wellesbourne Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 331 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 331 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 247 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 247 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 117 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 254 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 254 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,519 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,519 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Goosander Mergus merganser Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Peacock +10
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Large White Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,519 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Goosander Mergus merganser Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Peacock +10
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Large White Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris brassicae2024
Pieris brassicae2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 