Gannaway Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.27137, -1.68400
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Common Carder Bee +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Common Carder Bee +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 6 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 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 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 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 8 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 206 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 206 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Gannaway Road towards Stratford on Avon
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Wildlife to spot
9,577 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,577 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · House Martin +30
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Linnet Linaria cannabina Snipe Gallinago gallinago Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +34
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,577 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · House Martin +30
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Linnet Linaria cannabina Snipe Gallinago gallinago Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +34
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Sericomyia Sericomyia2025
Sericomyia Sericomyia2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2024
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 