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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.14002, -1.48539
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle, Gatekeeper +126 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle, Gatekeeper +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Lateral Cryphaea, Cleavers +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Lateral Cryphaea, Cleavers +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Link Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Edge Hill Views Walk from Upton House, Upton House and Gardens Walking route 3.7 km ▾
Mostly easy going on established footpaths and through fields. Some parts will be slippery and muddy in wet weather, especially along the Edgehill ridge. Dogs should be kept under close control.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warwick-Leamington-Wellesbourne Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 9.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 4.6 km ▾
Named route Length 4.6 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
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Wildlife to spot
3,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,831 records · National Biodiversity Network Skylark · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Willow Warbler +38
Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Dwarf Spurge · Grass Vetchling · Pale Persicaria · Charlock · Hemlock +37
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia Charlock Sinapis arvensis Hemlock Conium maculatum Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,831 records · National Biodiversity Network Skylark · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Willow Warbler +38
Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whitethroat Curruca communis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Dwarf Spurge · Grass Vetchling · Pale Persicaria · Charlock · Hemlock +37
Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia Charlock Sinapis arvensis Hemlock Conium maculatum Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Cornfield Knotgrass Polygonum rurivagum
Cornfield Knotgrass Polygonum rurivagum
Night-flowering Catchfly Silene noctiflora
Night-flowering Catchfly Silene noctiflora
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Kickxia Kickxia
Kickxia Kickxia
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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