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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome194 ha
Getting here
52.57226, -1.56423
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Pheasant
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Pheasant
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Pheasant, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF OUR LADY; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Pheasant, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +82 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
Quarrymans WalkWalking route▾
North Arden Trail - Parish LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taverners Lanepublic footpath · 85 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface gravelPath type: track
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
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Merevale Hall, Atherstone
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,437 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,437 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Magpie +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Bombus lucorum · Migrant Hawker +16
- BumblebeeBombus2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bastard Cabbage · Coral Spurge · Goldilocks Buttercup · Rhododendron · Wayfaring-tree +12
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Coral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioides
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,437 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Magpie +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Bombus lucorum · Migrant Hawker +16
- BumblebeeBombus2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bastard Cabbage · Coral Spurge · Goldilocks Buttercup · Rhododendron · Wayfaring-tree +12
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Coral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioides
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera2024
Apis mellifera2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataDutch IrisIris filifolia x tingitana = I. x hollandica2024Dutch IrisIris filifolia x tingitana = I. x hollandica2024Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2024Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2023Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2023Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2022Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2022Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2022Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2022Parrot's-featherMyriophyllum aquaticum2022Parrot's-featherMyriophyllum aquaticum2022Bluish-leaved HawkweedHieracium salticola2022Bluish-leaved HawkweedHieracium salticola2022