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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.13118, -1.77815
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 41 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 41 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Chiffchaff, Skylark, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Skylark, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 41
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi 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 27 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 Stratford-Ilmington Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SI Local cycle route
Show on map Stratford-Welford Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SW Local cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,306 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,306 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Skylark · Chiffchaff · Whitethroat · Blackcap · Moorhen +42
Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swift Apus apus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Jay Garrulus glandarius Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Teal Anas crecca Gadwall Mareca strepera Greenfinch Chloris chloris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Newt
Common Blue Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle +8
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Brown Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,306 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Skylark · Chiffchaff · Whitethroat · Blackcap · Moorhen +42
Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swift Apus apus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Jay Garrulus glandarius Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Teal Anas crecca Gadwall Mareca strepera Greenfinch Chloris chloris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Newt
Common Blue Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle +8
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Brown Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 