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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.00883, -1.63565
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Moated site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Stock Dove ✦ 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
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Stock Dove ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Stock Dove, Raven +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Stock Dove, Raven +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone Moth, Clouded Border, Poplar Hawk-moth +226 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Brimstone Moth, Clouded Border, Poplar Hawk-moth +226 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Great Horsetail · last seen 2019; Plants — Great Horsetail · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Diamond Way Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Ref DIA Length 106 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cross Cotswold Pathway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 28 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 796 m ▾
Named route Length 796 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,938 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Hobby · Spotted Flycatcher · Raven +45
Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Badger Meles meles2022 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Hairy Shieldbug · Tipula maxima · Green Dock Beetle +1
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2023 Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022 Lizard Orchid · Rough Meadow-grass · Hazel · Hedge Woundwort · Wood-sedge +10
Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2020 Hazel Corylus avellana2020 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2020 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2020 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,938 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Hobby · Spotted Flycatcher · Raven +45
Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Badger Meles meles2022 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Hairy Shieldbug · Tipula maxima · Green Dock Beetle +1
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2023 Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022 Lizard Orchid · Rough Meadow-grass · Hazel · Hedge Woundwort · Wood-sedge +10
Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2020 Hazel Corylus avellana2020 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2020 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2020 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2021
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2021 2020
2020
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2020
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2020
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2020
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2020
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2020
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2020
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2020
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2020
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2020
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2020
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2020
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2020
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2020
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2020
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2020
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2020
Goat Willow Salix caprea2020
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