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🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 48 ha
Getting here
52.36753, -1.75280
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 205m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 205m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
💜 Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Raspberry, Ribwort Plantain · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km 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 Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Widney Manor > Dorridge Walking route 4.4 km ▾
A 2.75-mile easy walk through Solihull’s suburbia and countryside between two stations, crossing the M42 and the river Blythe.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 2.75 miles
Named route Ref rtWM Length 4.4 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Danzey Circular Walking route 4.3 km ▾
A 2.7-mile exceedingly rural ramble from the hamlet of Danzey Green out to the bluebells and southerly views of Mockley Wood.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 2.7 miles
Named route Ref rtDan Length 4.3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Solihull-Knowle 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
Show on map Photos Avenue, Dorridge Park B93
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Wildlife to spot
24,568 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,568 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Lagria hirta · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Adonis' Ladybird +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,568 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Lagria hirta · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Adonis' Ladybird +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025 