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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.03843, -1.57343
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Flavoplaca limonia, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Lecidea grisella +119 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Flavoplaca limonia, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Lecidea grisella +119 more · last seen 2014
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Link Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 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 34 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 Alternative Route Cycling route 75 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 75 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 344 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 344 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 245 m ▾
Named route Length 245 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,272 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Chaffinch · Raven · Wren · Swift +46
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2020 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Painted Lady · Gatekeeper · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +19
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Lucerne · Great Horsetail · Guelder-rose · Garden Lady's-mantle · Honeysuckle +3
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2019 Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2019 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2019 Sweet Violet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,272 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Chaffinch · Raven · Wren · Swift +46
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2020 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Painted Lady · Gatekeeper · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +19
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Lucerne · Great Horsetail · Guelder-rose · Garden Lady's-mantle · Honeysuckle +3
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2019 Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2019 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2019 Sweet Violet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Aguriahana stellulata Aguriahana stellulata2024
Aguriahana stellulata Aguriahana stellulata2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2022
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2020
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2020
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2019
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2019 Viola odorata2019
Viola odorata2019
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2019
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis2019
Hazel Corylus avellana2019
Hazel Corylus avellana2019 