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Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.39976, -1.69653
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Robin, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Cheilosia illustrata, Roesel's Bush-cricket +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Cheilosia illustrata, Roesel's Bush-cricket +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Water Fern · last seen 2024; Plants — Water Fern · last seen 2024
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route 234 km ▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named route Length 234 km Regional walking route
Show on map A Coventry Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ACW Listed length 40 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 01 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C01 Listed length 11 km Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Solihull-Knowle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 523 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 523 National Cycle Network
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
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10,206 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,206 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 60 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Skylark · Whitethroat · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Great Spotted Woodpecker +55
Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Fox · Muntjac
Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Cheilosia illustrata · Beautiful Demoiselle · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Scathophaga stercoraria +14
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,206 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 60 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Skylark · Whitethroat · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Great Spotted Woodpecker +55
Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Fox · Muntjac
Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Cheilosia illustrata · Beautiful Demoiselle · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Scathophaga stercoraria +14
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Chrysogaster Chrysogaster2025
Chrysogaster Chrysogaster2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 