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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.16804, -1.68212
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 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 — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Bug, Tortoise Bug, Cryptosiphum artemisiae +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Bug, Tortoise Bug, Cryptosiphum artemisiae +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Stratford-Ilmington Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SI Local cycle route
Show on map Warwick-Leamington-Wellesbourne Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 161 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 15 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Course of Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
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Wildlife to spot
5,802 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,802 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kingfisher · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Moorhen · Magpie +36
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Cryptosiphum artemisiae · Box Bug · Epistrophe diaphana · Chrysotoxum cautum · Phyllobius virideaeris +11
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,802 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kingfisher · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Moorhen · Magpie +36
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Cryptosiphum artemisiae · Box Bug · Epistrophe diaphana · Chrysotoxum cautum · Phyllobius virideaeris +11
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Archarius pyrrhoceras Archarius pyrrhoceras
Archarius pyrrhoceras Archarius pyrrhoceras
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Anaspis fasciata Anaspis fasciata
Anaspis fasciata Anaspis fasciata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus 