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Cistercian grange of Upper Smite, 200m south east of Mobbs Wood Farm

4 ha

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.43995, -1.37329

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Kestrel
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Kestrel
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Linnet +48 more · last seen 2023; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Linnet +48 more · last seen 2023; Ancient woodland

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +18 more · last seen 2019

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Kneiff's Feather-moss, Common Smoothcap, Bifid Crestwort +3 more · last seen 2012

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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25 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾

Named routeRegional 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 10Walking route▾

Named routeRef C10Listed length 13.5 kmLocal walking route

ACW Circular Walk 11Walking route▾

Named routeRef C11Listed length 15 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef SVLocal cycle route

[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km▾

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

346 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

346 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds51 species

winterspringautumn

2023

Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Linnet · Redwing · Yellowhammer

+46 more species

All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
MagpiePica pica2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2010
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2010
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2010
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2014
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2010
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2010
WhitethroatCurruca communis2010
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2010
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2010
JayGarrulus glandarius2010
Great TitParus major2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010

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Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
OtterLutra lutra2020
Mole

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Insects21 species

summer

2019

Small White · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Peacock

+16 more species

All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Small WhitePieris rapae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
PeacockAglais io
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Large White

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Plants6 species

autumn

2012

Kneiff's Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Bifid Crestwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Forked Veilwort

+1 more species

All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

346 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspringautumn

2023

Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Linnet · Redwing · Yellowhammer

+46 more species

All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
MagpiePica pica2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2010
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2011
DunnockPrunella modularis2010
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2010
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2014
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2010
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2010
WhitethroatCurruca communis2010
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2010
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2010
JayGarrulus glandarius2010
Great TitParus major2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010

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Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
OtterLutra lutra2020
Mole

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2019

Small White · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Peacock

+16 more species

All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Small WhitePieris rapae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
PeacockAglais io
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Large White

🌿

Plants6 species

autumn

2012

Kneiff's Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Bifid Crestwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Forked Veilwort

+1 more species

All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The northern corner of Mobbs Wood, Upper Smite

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Photos

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The northern corner of Mobbs Wood, Upper Smite

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