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Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.03347, -1.56371
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Swift, Wren +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Swift, Wren +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Black Rustic +102 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Black Rustic +102 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Link Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 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 33 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 Alternative Route Cycling route 75 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 75 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 344 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 344 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 245 m ▾
Named route Length 245 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,372 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,372 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Swift · Wren · Chaffinch · Raven +39
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Red-green Carpet · Yellow-Line Quaker · November Moth agg. · Beaded Chestnut · Green-brindled Crescent +26
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2019 Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019 November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2019 Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019 Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019 Black Rustic Lucerne
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,372 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Swift · Wren · Chaffinch · Raven +39
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Red-green Carpet · Yellow-Line Quaker · November Moth agg. · Beaded Chestnut · Green-brindled Crescent +26
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2019 Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019 November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2019 Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019 Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019 Black Rustic Lucerne
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aporophyla nigra2019
Aporophyla nigra2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2019
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2019
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2019
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2019
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2019
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2019
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2019
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2019
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2022
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria2019
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria2019
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2019
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2019
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2019
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2019
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2019
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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