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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.09490, -1.50525
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Raven +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Raven +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly, Orange Swift +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly, Orange Swift +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional 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 Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 305 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
9,106 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,106 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Barn Owl · Hobby · Raven · Wigeon +34
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Barn Owl Tyto alba Hobby Falco subbuteo Raven Corvus corax Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Charadrius dubius curonicus Charadrius dubius curonicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Pintail Anas acuta Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Lungwort · Common Spotted-orchid · Creeping Cinquefoil · Cock's-foot · Wood Avens +36
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,106 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Barn Owl · Hobby · Raven · Wigeon +34
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Barn Owl Tyto alba Hobby Falco subbuteo Raven Corvus corax Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Charadrius dubius curonicus Charadrius dubius curonicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Pintail Anas acuta Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Lungwort · Common Spotted-orchid · Creeping Cinquefoil · Cock's-foot · Wood Avens +36
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Balkan Spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata 