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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.21171, -1.56372
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Dunnock +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Dunnock +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Small White, Meadow Brown +109 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Small White, Meadow Brown +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Variospora flavescens · last seen 2011; Fungi — Variospora flavescens · last seen 2011
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Short-leaved Pocket-moss · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Short-leaved Pocket-moss · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Parkland Walk, Charlecote Park Walking route 1.8 km ▾
A circular stroll along mown grassy paths. Flat enough for big-wheeled buggies in dry conditions. We recommend sturdy footwear throughout the year.
Named route Length 1.8 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Warwick-Leamington-Wellesbourne Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 331 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 331 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 247 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 247 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 9.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 206 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 206 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Compton Verney mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Photos The Church of St George the Martyr at Newbold Pacey
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Wildlife to spot
6,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,181 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +24
Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Muntjac · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2020 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Southern Hawker · Beautiful Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Gatekeeper +10
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Wilson's Honeysuckle · Creeping Cinquefoil · Swine-cress · Toad Rush · Greater Burdock +90
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2019 Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2019 Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus2019 Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2019 Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2019 Field-rose Rosa arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,181 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +24
Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Muntjac · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2020 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Southern Hawker · Beautiful Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Gatekeeper +10
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Wilson's Honeysuckle · Creeping Cinquefoil · Swine-cress · Toad Rush · Greater Burdock +90
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2019 Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2019 Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus2019 Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2019 Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2019 Field-rose Rosa arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019 2019
2019
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Field Pepperwort Lepidium campestre
Field Pepperwort Lepidium campestre
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2019
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2019
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2019
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2019
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2019
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2019
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides2019
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2019
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2019
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2019
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2019
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2019
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2019
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2019
Rose Campion Silene coronaria2019
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2019
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2019
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2019
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2019
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2019
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2019
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2019
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2019
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2019
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2019
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2019
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2019
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2019
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2019
Two-rowed Barley Hordeum distichon2019
Two-rowed Barley Hordeum distichon2019
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2019
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2019
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2019
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2019
Wild Pear Pyrus pyraster2019
Wild Pear Pyrus pyraster2019
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2019
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2019
Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis2019
Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis2019
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2019
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2019
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2019
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2019
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2019
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2019
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2019
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2019
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2019
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2019
Annual Pearlwort Sagina apetala2019
Annual Pearlwort Sagina apetala2019
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2019
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2019
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2019
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2019
Balm Melissa officinalis2019
Balm Melissa officinalis2019
Common Orache Atriplex patula2019
Common Orache Atriplex patula2019
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2019
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2019
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2019
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2019
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2019
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2019
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2019
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2019
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2019
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2019
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2019
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2019
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2019
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2019
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2019
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2019
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2019
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2019
Wood Millet Milium effusum2019
Wood Millet Milium effusum2019
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2019
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2019
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2019
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2019
Holly Ilex aquifolium2019
Holly Ilex aquifolium2019
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2019
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2019
Red Oak Quercus rubra2019
Red Oak Quercus rubra2019
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2019
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2019
Alder Alnus glutinosa2019
Alder Alnus glutinosa2019
Slender Trefoil Trifolium micranthum2019
Slender Trefoil Trifolium micranthum2019
Slender Parsley-piert Aphanes australis2019
Slender Parsley-piert Aphanes australis2019
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii2019
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii2019
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2019
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2019
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2019
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2019
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2019
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2019
Grey Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. divulsa2019
Grey Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. divulsa2019
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2019
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2019
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2019
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2019
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2019
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2019
Cowslip Primula veris2019
Cowslip Primula veris2019
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2019
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2019
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum2019
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum2019
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2019
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2019
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2019
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2019
Large-leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos2019
Large-leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos2019
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2019
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2019
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2019
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2019
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2019
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2019
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2019
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2019
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2019
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2019
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans2019
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans2019
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2019
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2019
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2019
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2019