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Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.40467, -1.76183
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Rail Trail: Olton > Shirley Walking route 12.5 km ▾
An 8-mile longer meander along the banks of the Grand Union Canal and the River Cole, through the heart of Tolkein Country!
Duration: 3.5 hours
Distance: 8 miles
Named route Ref rtOlt Length 12.5 km Point-to-point 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 Photos Malvern & Brueton Park Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
13,721 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,721 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac · Rabbit +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Box Bug · Halesus digitatus +2
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,721 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac · Rabbit +4
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Shieldbug · Box Bug · Halesus digitatus +2
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2025 Water Chickweed
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 