Short birdwatching visit · Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- Spring Raven interest; other listed bird seasons are not specified
- Headline birds
- Great Spotted Woodpecker · Treecreeper · Raven
- Parking
- Parking is documented on Maidenhead Road and at Clopton Road; check local time restrictions.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Paths are unsurfaced and can become muddy or waterlogged; no whole-reserve wheelchair route is promised.
Maidenhead Road and Clopton Road approaches, Stratford-upon-Avon
Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park provide a combined nature-reserve walk through grassland and mature woodland above Stratford-upon-Avon. The Trust names Great Spotted Woodpecker and Treecreeper, with Raven identified as a spring breeding bird. Watch and listen from the established paths, keeping clear of any wildlife resting or breeding areas. The slopes and wooded edges give this visit its birding focus alongside the open views. Maidenhead Road and Clopton Road provide documented arrival options, but parking is limited and some spaces are time restricted. The two named parts are treated as one destination.
Birds and seasons
- Great Spotted Woodpecker · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Treecreeper · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Treecreeper
- Raven · Headline bird — Spring Source for Raven
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Informal paths cross grassland and woodland, with steep sections and kissing gates.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Parking is documented on Maidenhead Road and at Clopton Road; check local time restrictions.
- Dogs
- Dogs are permitted; cattle can graze the reserve.
- Access notes
- Paths are unsurfaced and can become muddy or waterlogged; no whole-reserve wheelchair route is promised.
- Step-free access
- Paths are unsurfaced and can become muddy or waterlogged; no whole-reserve wheelchair route is promised.
Getting there: The reserve is within walking distance of Stratford-upon-Avon town centre. Use the documented public entrances and local parking signs for the final approach. The standard reserve map pin is a broad visitor-location reference, not a nesting tree or permission to enter neighbouring hotel land.
Sources
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Nearby special trips
- Highnam Woods · 35.4 straight-line miles
- Aqualate Mere National Nature Reserve · 47.3 straight-line miles
- Blow’s Downs · 55.5 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve, 16.3 miles away in a straight line.
- Oakley Wood · 6.3 miles in a straight line
- Ufton Fields Nature Reserve · 11.0 miles in a straight line
- Cuttle Pool · 11.6 miles in a straight line