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Churchyard cross in St Cuthbert's churchyard

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📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Cormorant
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Cormorant
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Coot, Cormorant, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Coot, Cormorant, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Varies

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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15 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Heart of England WayWalking route▾

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

Centenary WayWalking route▾

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

A Coventry WayWalking route▾

Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route

ACW Circular Walk 17Walking route▾

Named routeRef C17Listed length 9 kmLocal walking route

ACW Circular Walk 17A (short-cut to C17)Walking route▾

Named routeRef C17ALocal walking route

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

22,418 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

22,418 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds89 species

summerautumn

2025

Coot · Cormorant · Mallard · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull

+84 more species

All 89 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GadwallMareca strepera
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common TernSterna hirundo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black TernChlidonias niger
SiskinSpinus spinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunlinCalidris alpina
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
ScaupAythya marila
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little TernSternula albifrons
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Garden WarblerSylvia borin

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Mammals4 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Stoat

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,418 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds89 species

summerautumn

2025

Coot · Cormorant · Mallard · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull

+84 more species

All 89 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GadwallMareca strepera
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Common TernSterna hirundo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black TernChlidonias niger
SiskinSpinus spinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunlinCalidris alpina
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
ScaupAythya marila
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little TernSternula albifrons
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Garden WarblerSylvia borin

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Mammals4 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Stoat

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Infant's chest tomb in St Cuthbert's churchyard

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Photos

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Infant's chest tomb in St Cuthbert's churchyard

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🐕Dogs welcome

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