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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.30466, -1.87379
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ dursley lane park 43m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ dursley lane park 43m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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 — Hawfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · last seen 2024; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · last seen 2024
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 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 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: Henley-in-Arden Circular Walking route 8.7 km ▾
A 2.5-mile exceedingly rural ramble from the hamlet of Danzey Green out to the bluebells and southerly views of Mockley Wood.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Distance: 5.5 miles
Named route Ref rtHen Length 8.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Arden Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 42 Regional 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 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Redditch Cycle Route 17 Cycling route ▾
From Abbey Stadium, through Abbeydale, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, to Washford - mostly following the Bus Lane.
Named route Ref 17 Local cycle route
Show on map Redditch Cycle Route 14 Cycling route ▾
From Crabbs Cross, Oakenshaw, Greenlands, Ipsley, Washford, Matchborough, to Mappleborough Green. A mixture of roads, paths, and paved bridleways.
Named route Ref 14 Local cycle route
Show on map Redditch Cycle Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 Local cycle route
Show on map Redditch Cycle Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Route SR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SR Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Church of the Holy Ascension, Mappleborough Green
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Wildlife to spot
17,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Garganey · Wigeon · Blackcap · Black-tailed Godwit · Egretta garzetta garzetta +21
Garganey Spatula querquedula Wigeon Mareca penelope Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Southern Hawker +23
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Ruddy Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Garganey · Wigeon · Blackcap · Black-tailed Godwit · Egretta garzetta garzetta +21
Garganey Spatula querquedula Wigeon Mareca penelope Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Southern Hawker +23
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Ruddy Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum sanguineum
Sympetrum sanguineum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 