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Topiary garden

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Woodpigeon
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

Diamond WayWalking route106 km

Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route

Named routeRef SILocal cycle route

Stratford-WelfordCycling route

Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route

Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

summerautumn

2025

Buzzard · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blackbird +71

BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Barn OwlTyto alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2023

Brown Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020

🐝

Insects11 species

spring

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Woundwort Shieldbug · 16-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 24-spot Ladybird +6

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis

🌿

Plants84 species

autumn

2019

Perennial Sow-thistle · Upright Hedge-parsley · Fool's Water-Cress · Great Willowherb · Beech +79

Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Wild Cherry

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

summerautumn

2025

Buzzard · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blackbird +71

BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JackdawColoeus monedula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Barn OwlTyto alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2023

Brown Long-eared Bat · Roe Deer

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020

🐝

Insects11 species

spring

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Woundwort Shieldbug · 16-spot Ladybird · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 24-spot Ladybird +6

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis

🌿

Plants84 species

autumn

2019

Perennial Sow-thistle · Upright Hedge-parsley · Fool's Water-Cress · Great Willowherb · Beech +79

Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Wild Cherry

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Wikipedia · Topiary · CC BY-SA 3.0

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