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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 63 ha
Getting here
52.34758, -1.74704
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Chiffchaff ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Garden Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Chiffchaff ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Garden Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Chiffchaff, Redwing +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Chiffchaff, Redwing +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Grade I listed building: PACKWOOD HOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS TO NORTH EAST
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 26 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 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 Rail Trail: Widney Manor > Dorridge Walking route 4.4 km ▾
A 2.75-mile easy walk through Solihull’s suburbia and countryside between two stations, crossing the M42 and the river Blythe.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 2.75 miles
Named route Ref rtWM Length 4.4 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Arden Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 42 Regional walking route
Show on map Packwood Avenue public footpath · 39 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 39 m Surface grass Path type: path
Show on map Packwood Avenue public footpath · 139 m ▾
Seasonally muddy in wet weather.
Public path public footpath Length 139 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map Packwood Avenue public footpath · 192 m ▾
Significant tree roots (unavoidable, 0.10). Seasonally muddy in wet weather.
Public path public footpath Length 192 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
[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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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
14,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,838 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Grey Heron · Gadwall · Stonechat · Jackdaw +48
Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Adonis' Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,838 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · Grey Heron · Gadwall · Stonechat · Jackdaw +48
Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Adonis' Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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