Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.39039, -1.66611
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Common Pipistrelle, Red Fox +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cheilosia illustrata, Azure Damselfly, Chrysotoxum bicinctum +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Coventry Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 523Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 523Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m▾
Named routeRef 523Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
A pair of alder trees, Balsall Common
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,307 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,307 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2026▾
Skylark · Raven · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff · Great Spotted Woodpecker +41
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Chrysogaster · Batman Hoverfly · Cheilosia illustrata +9
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- ChrysogasterChrysogaster
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,307 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2026▾
Skylark · Raven · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff · Great Spotted Woodpecker +41
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Chrysogaster · Batman Hoverfly · Cheilosia illustrata +9
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- ChrysogasterChrysogaster
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Welsh Chafer
Welsh Chafer
Hoplia philanthus
Hoplia philanthus
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniEvents & activities nearby
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