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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.05153, -1.54113
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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 — 2 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 — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Dunnock, Robin +32 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Dunnock, Robin +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic +105 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic +105 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 31 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 The 99 Steps public footpath · 34 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 34 m Path type: steps
Show on map Rectory Lane public footpath · 95 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 95 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 71C public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Path type: footway
Show on map 22 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Lower Brailes, St. George's Church: Ogee headed piscina and triple sedilia
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Wildlife to spot
13,974 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Dunnock · Robin · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +30
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Swift Apus apus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Bat Chiroptera2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Red-green Carpet · Yellow-Line Quaker · November Moth agg. · Green-brindled Crescent · Beaded Chestnut +36
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2019 Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019 November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2019 Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019 Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019 Black Rustic Monkeyflower Species · Chicory
Monkeyflower Species Erythranthe Chicory Cichorium intybus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,974 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Dunnock · Robin · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +30
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Swift Apus apus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Bat Chiroptera2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Red-green Carpet · Yellow-Line Quaker · November Moth agg. · Green-brindled Crescent · Beaded Chestnut +36
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2019 Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019 November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2019 Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019 Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019 Black Rustic Monkeyflower Species · Chicory
Monkeyflower Species Erythranthe Chicory Cichorium intybus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aporophyla nigra2019
Aporophyla nigra2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2019
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2019
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2019
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2019
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2019
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2019
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2019
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2019
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2019
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Aguriahana stellulata Aguriahana stellulata2024
Aguriahana stellulata Aguriahana stellulata2024
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024
German Wasp Vespula germanica2022
German Wasp Vespula germanica2022
Ring-footed Slugworm Caliroa annulipes2022
Ring-footed Slugworm Caliroa annulipes2022
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2020
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2020
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria2019
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria2019
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2019
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2019
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2019
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Large Ranunculus Polymixis flavicincta2019
Large Ranunculus Polymixis flavicincta2019
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2019
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2019
Treble Brown Spot Idaea trigeminata2019
Treble Brown Spot Idaea trigeminata2019
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2019
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria2019 