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Places › England › West Midlands › North Warwickshire Getting here
52.60036, -1.61309
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Garganey +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Garganey +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Red Admiral +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Red Admiral +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map The Tame Way- River Route Walking route 29 km ▾
Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people.
Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas.
Duration ~9h
Named route Ref TW-R Length 29 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Photos St. Leonard's Church (Boston)
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Wildlife to spot
10,472 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,472 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Garganey · Pochard · Ruff +16
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Garganey Spatula querquedula Pochard Aythya ferina Ruff Calidris pugnax Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Pintail Anas acuta Bittern Botaurus stellaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Merlin Falco columbarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bat
Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +5
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Alder Leaf Beetle Blinks · Selfheal · Crested Dog's-tail · White Clover · Common Club-rush +30
Blinks Montia fontana Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024 Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024 White Clover Trifolium repens2024 Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2024 Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,472 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Garganey · Pochard · Ruff +16
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Garganey Spatula querquedula Pochard Aythya ferina Ruff Calidris pugnax Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Pintail Anas acuta Bittern Botaurus stellaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Merlin Falco columbarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bat
Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +5
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Alder Leaf Beetle Blinks · Selfheal · Crested Dog's-tail · White Clover · Common Club-rush +30
Blinks Montia fontana Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024 Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024 White Clover Trifolium repens2024 Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2024 Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Sympetrum depressiusculum Sympetrum depressiusculum
Sympetrum depressiusculum Sympetrum depressiusculum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 2024
2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Bulrush Typha latifolia2024
Bulrush Typha latifolia2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2024
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2024
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2024
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2024
Galingale Cyperus longus2024
Galingale Cyperus longus2024
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2024
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea2024
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea2024
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2024
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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