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Places › England › West Midlands › North Warwickshire Getting here
52.47116, -1.70858
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Peacock +181 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Peacock +181 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Rhododendron · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Rhododendron · last seen 2017
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map 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 ACW Circular Walk 21 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C21 Listed length 6.5km Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cole Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 Parks Cycle Route- Silver Route (Airport Viewing Area to Meriden Park) Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
The all-weather route follows the valley of the Hatchford, Westley and Kingshurst Brooks whilst passing through an attractive mixture of formal parkland, wooded areas and open grassland.
Named route Ref 3PS Length 2.7 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Godwin Way 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 3 Parks Cycle Route- Lime Route (Old Rectory Farm to Airport Viewing Area) Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
The all-weather route follows the valley of the Hatchford, Westley and Kingshurst Brooks whilst passing through an attractive mixture of formal parkland, wooded areas and open grassland.
Named route Ref 3PL Length 1.6 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
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4,604 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,604 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 16-spot Ladybird · Pterostichus melanarius · Dotted Bee-fly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria +11
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,604 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 16-spot Ladybird · Pterostichus melanarius · Dotted Bee-fly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria +11
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2023
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2021
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021 