Robin Hood Cemetery and Crematorium 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.42103, -1.82828
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route 234 km ▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named route Length 234 km Regional walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail East Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail West Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Widney Manor > Dorridge Walking route 4.4 km ▾
A 2.75-mile easy walk through Solihull’s suburbia and countryside between two stations, crossing the M42 and the river Blythe.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 2.75 miles
Named route Ref rtWM Length 4.4 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Olton > Shirley Walking route 12.5 km ▾
An 8-mile longer meander along the banks of the Grand Union Canal and the River Cole, through the heart of Tolkein Country!
Duration: 3.5 hours
Distance: 8 miles
Named route Ref rtOlt Length 12.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Southfield Drive public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m Path type: footway
Show on map Rowan Drive public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Path type: service
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Solihull-Knowle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cole Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Billesley & Shire Country Park Circular Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map A38 Bristol Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map A45 Pop Up Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop Up Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
43,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +28
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pond Terrapin · Yellow-bellied Slider
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Common Darter · Common Wasp · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +24
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +28
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Pond Terrapin · Yellow-bellied Slider
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Common Darter · Common Wasp · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +24
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum 