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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.23856, -1.68147
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Rail Trail: Bearley > Claverdon Walking route 7.6 km ▾
A 4.75-mile walk to discover ancient villages, churches and leafy woodland amid some truly glorious Warwickshire countryside.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Distance: 4.75 miles
Named route Ref rtBea Length 7.6 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Claverdon > Hatton Walking route 4.8 km ▾
A 3-mile short trail through gently rolling farmland and past pockets of woodland to the Grand Union Canal and its “stairway to heaven” flight of locks at Hatton.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3 miles
Named route Ref rtCla Length 4.8 km Point-to-point Local 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 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Warwick-Leamington-Wellesbourne Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 630 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 630 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 387 m ▾
Named route Length 387 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 334 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 334 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Snitterfield, St. James's Church: Nave arches
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Wildlife to spot
17,840 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,840 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Rock Dove · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin +29
Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Hairy Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker +18
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Meadow Saffron · Bent Grass · Potentilla x mixta · Common Valerian · Whorled Mint +10
Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Bent Grass Agrostis Potentilla x mixta Potentilla x mixta Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata Balm Melissa officinalis Lesser Spearwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,840 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Rock Dove · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin +29
Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Hairy Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker +18
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Meadow Saffron · Bent Grass · Potentilla x mixta · Common Valerian · Whorled Mint +10
Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Bent Grass Agrostis Potentilla x mixta Potentilla x mixta Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata Balm Melissa officinalis Lesser Spearwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus flammula
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Agrimony Agrimonia
Agrimony Agrimonia
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Erigeron Erigeron
Erigeron Erigeron
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus 