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✦ Historic site

Old pumping machine?

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Michael Westley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.46287, -1.61225

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4 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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25 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional 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
ACW Circular Walk 01Walking route▾
Named routeRef C01Listed length 11 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 01A (short-cut for C01)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C01ALocal walking route
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Cycling

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km▾

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

About this historic site

Old pumping machine? is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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Old Water Pump

📷 Michael Westley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Water Pump

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦PACKINGTON HALLHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Meriden Sports ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Corley MoorUrban park1.6 km→✦Castle Hills: a motte and bailey castle 700m NE of St Mary and All Saint's ChurchHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Godiva GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Eastern Green Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→