Blenheim Wood - Woodland
23 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🚲Cycling🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
52.10784, -1.82179
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 41
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route▾
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Stratford-WelfordCycling route▾
Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route573 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
7,074 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,074 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · 24-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper +9
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wall Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,074 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · 24-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper +9
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wall Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Back-Swimmer
Back-Swimmer
Notonecta
Notonecta
Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2025Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025