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52.41836, -1.87726
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Greylag Goose, Grey Heron, Mallard +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Grey Heron, Mallard +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Raspberry, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Raspberry, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route 234 km ▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named route Length 234 km Regional walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail East Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Balsall Heath Tree Trail West Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Olton > Shirley Walking route 12.5 km ▾
An 8-mile longer meander along the banks of the Grand Union Canal and the River Cole, through the heart of Tolkein Country!
Duration: 3.5 hours
Distance: 8 miles
Named route Ref rtOlt Length 12.5 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Shirley > The Lakes Walking route 8 km ▾
A 3-mile trail following the towpath along the Stratford-upon-Avon canal, across Christmas tree plantations, farmland and forests to reach Earlswood Lakes.
Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 5 miles
Named route Ref rtShi Length 8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Regional cycle route
Show on map Birmingham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Birmingham Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cole Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Billesley & Shire Country Park Circular Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Bourn Brook Walkway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2025
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Bat Chiroptera2024
Bat Chiroptera2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2024
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2024
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2024
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2024
Metoecus paradoxus Metoecus paradoxus2024
Metoecus paradoxus Metoecus paradoxus2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2024
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Melanogaster Melanogaster2024
Melanogaster Melanogaster2024
Criorhina berberina Criorhina berberina2024
Criorhina berberina Criorhina berberina2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2024
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium2024
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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