Stratford Oaks Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.24360, -1.70808
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🐕 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
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Herb-Paris · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 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 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: Wootton Wawen > Wilmcote Walking route 7.2 km ▾
A 2.5-mile trail exploring Warwickshire’s oldest church, England’s longest iron aqueduct and enjoying some unparalleled views along the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Distance: 4.5 miles
Named route Ref rtWW Length 7.2 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 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 5.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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 Main Route Cycling route 212 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 212 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
26,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,788 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Wren +34
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Hairy Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Meadow Saffron · Kamchatka Stonecrop · Bent Grass · Potentilla x mixta · Balm +16
Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Kamchatka Stonecrop Phedimus kamtschaticus Bent Grass Agrostis Potentilla x mixta Potentilla x mixta Balm Melissa officinalis Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,788 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Wren +34
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Hairy Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Meadow Saffron · Kamchatka Stonecrop · Bent Grass · Potentilla x mixta · Balm +16
Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Kamchatka Stonecrop Phedimus kamtschaticus Bent Grass Agrostis Potentilla x mixta Potentilla x mixta Balm Melissa officinalis Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus2025
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort 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
Caucasian-Stonecrop Phedimus spurius
Caucasian-Stonecrop Phedimus spurius
Erigeron Erigeron
Erigeron Erigeron
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Bramble Rubus
Bramble Rubus
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata
Whorled Mint Mentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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