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51.61408, -1.68469
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon 🌿 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
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Shuttle-shaped Dart, Common Rustic agg., Common Footman +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Shuttle-shaped Dart, Common Rustic agg., Common Footman +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Cole and its Landscape (Formerly the Red Walk: Coleshill) Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Follow red way markers on this circular flat route through the Coleshill Estate. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven, especially after rain. There are a number of stiles, gates and a small footbridge.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ancient History & Agriculture Walk (Formerly the Orange Walk) Walking route 5.6 km ▾
An undulating circular walk following farm tracks and footpaths across fields with an ascent through woodland. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Parkland Walk, Coleshill Walking route 3.8 km ▾
Short circular walk round the parkland at Coleshill
Named route Length 3.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eastern Flyer Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EF Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Urban Round Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref UR Length 27 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Dorcan Round Cycling route 11.3 km ▾
Named route Ref DR Length 11.3 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Kingsdown Lane Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref KL Length 2.9 km Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,432 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,432 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Black-tailed Godwit +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Wainscot · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Common Rustic agg. · Gypsy Moth · Grey/Dark Dagger +39
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens Riband Wave Idaea aversata Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,432 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Black-tailed Godwit +35
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Wainscot · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Common Rustic agg. · Gypsy Moth · Grey/Dark Dagger +39
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens Riband Wave Idaea aversata Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis
Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica
Coronet Craniophora ligustri
Coronet Craniophora ligustri
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Flame Axylia putris
Flame Axylia putris
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Wax Moth Galleria mellonella
Wax Moth Galleria mellonella
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula
Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata
Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Leopard Moth Zeuzera pyrina
Leopard Moth Zeuzera pyrina
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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