Solihull Marsh Lane Bowls Club
🎳 Bowls🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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52.41404, -1.76196
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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 🎳 Bowling greens 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 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
Paid
🦉 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 — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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: Hampton-in-Arden Circular Walking route 5.8 km ▾
A 3.6-mile easy amble from the ancient village of Hampton-in-Arden across the river Blythe to Marsh Lane Nature Reserve and back.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3.6 miles
Named route Ref rtHam Length 5.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Birmingham International > Marston Green Walking route 6.4 km ▾
A 4-mile walk discovering wildflower meadows, oak woodland and parkland along Low Brook on an easy route to Marston Green. Plane spotting optional!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 4 miles
Named route Ref rtBIA Length 6.4 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Solihull-Knowle 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
Show on map Photos Mini roundabout on Marsh Lane
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Wildlife to spot
23,150 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,150 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Grey Heron · Moorhen +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Gorse Shieldbug +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Greater Duckweed
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,150 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Grey Heron · Moorhen +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Gorse Shieldbug +6
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Greater Duckweed
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 