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Places › England › West Midlands › Solihull Getting here
52.37993, -1.70143
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Purple Hairstreak, Beautiful Demoiselle +128 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Purple Hairstreak, Beautiful Demoiselle +128 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Millennium Way (Warks)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 9 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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Wildlife to spot
24,573 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,573 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Grey Heron · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus · Field Grasshopper · Face Fly +41
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis 16-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,573 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Grey Heron · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus · Field Grasshopper · Face Fly +41
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis 16-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cicadula Cicadula2025
Cicadula Cicadula2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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