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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.00910, -1.63668
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Stock Dove 🐕 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
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Stock Dove 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Stock Dove, Raven +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Stock Dove, Raven +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Clouded Border +230 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Clouded Border +230 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Great Horsetail · last seen 2019; Plants — Great Horsetail · last seen 2019
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Diamond Way Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Ref DIA Length 106 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 18 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 Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
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 Main Route Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 28 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 796 m ▾
Named route Length 796 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Hobby · Spotted Flycatcher · Raven +45
Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Badger Meles meles2022 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +4
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Lizard Orchid · Common Figwort · Blackthorn · Annual Meadow-grass · Wood Dock +7
Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2020 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2020 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2020 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2020 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Hobby · Spotted Flycatcher · Raven +45
Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Badger Meles meles2022 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +4
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023 Lizard Orchid · Common Figwort · Blackthorn · Annual Meadow-grass · Wood Dock +7
Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2020 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2020 Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2020 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2020 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2023
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2023
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2021
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2021 2020
2020
Goat Willow Salix caprea2020
Goat Willow Salix caprea2020
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2020
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2020
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2020
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2020
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2020
Norway Spruce Picea abies2020
Norway Spruce Picea abies2020
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2020
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