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🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
Getting here
52.38791, -1.74237
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 161m 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 2 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: Hampton-in-Arden Circular Walking route 5.8 km ▾
A 3.6-mile easy amble from the ancient village of Hampton-in-Arden across the river Blythe to Marsh Lane Nature Reserve and back.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3.6 miles
Named route Ref rtHam Length 5.8 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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
19,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,970 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Dunnock · Blackbird +21
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Roe Deer +6
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 7-spot Ladybird Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,970 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Dunnock · Blackbird +21
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Roe Deer +6
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Halesus digitatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 7-spot Ladybird Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
