Hawke's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.23379, -1.72790
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Herb-Paris · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 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 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 Rail Trail: Wootton Wawen > Wilmcote Walking route 7.2 km ▾
A 2.5-mile trail exploring Warwickshire’s oldest church, England’s longest iron aqueduct and enjoying some unparalleled views along the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Distance: 4.5 miles
Named route Ref rtWW Length 7.2 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Claverdon > Hatton Walking route 4.8 km ▾
A 3-mile short trail through gently rolling farmland and past pockets of woodland to the Grand Union Canal and its “stairway to heaven” flight of locks at Hatton.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3 miles
Named route Ref rtCla Length 4.8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route SR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SR Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 161 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 15 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 204 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 204 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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9,710 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Large White · Ruddy Darter · Southern Hawker · Hairy Dragonfly +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Meadow Saffron · Kamchatka Stonecrop · Potentilla x mixta · Zigzag Clover · Hart's-Tongue +13
Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Kamchatka Stonecrop Phedimus kamtschaticus Potentilla x mixta Potentilla x mixta Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,710 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Large White · Ruddy Darter · Southern Hawker · Hairy Dragonfly +27
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Meadow Saffron · Kamchatka Stonecrop · Potentilla x mixta · Zigzag Clover · Hart's-Tongue +13
Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Kamchatka Stonecrop Phedimus kamtschaticus Potentilla x mixta Potentilla x mixta Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor2024
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Agrimony Agrimonia
Agrimony Agrimonia
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Caucasian-Stonecrop Phedimus spurius
Caucasian-Stonecrop Phedimus spurius
Erigeron Erigeron
Erigeron Erigeron
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Bramble Rubus
Bramble Rubus
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata
Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata 