Billesley Brake - Woodland plantation 4 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.21715, -1.77471
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 321m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 321m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Rail Trail: Wilmcote > Wootton Wawen
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Bearley > Claverdon Walking route 7.6 km ▾
A 4.75-mile walk to discover ancient villages, churches and leafy woodland amid some truly glorious Warwickshire countryside.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Distance: 4.75 miles
Named route Ref rtBea Length 7.6 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route SR Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SR Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 161 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 142 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 142 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 99 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Country road north of Billesley
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Wildlife to spot
5,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,863 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Stonechat · Starling +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Noctule · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Eurasian Serotine
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Marbled White · Small Heath +12
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,863 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Stonechat · Starling +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Noctule · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Eurasian Serotine
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Marbled White · Small Heath +12
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
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