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Barford Wood

20 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

52.25934, -1.58759

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 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
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
Centenary Way - Alternative routesWalking route
Named routeRef CW-A
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route331 m
Named routeRef 41Length 331 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barford Wood and Warwick-By-Pass off slip at Junction 14

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barford Wood and Warwick-By-Pass off slip at Junction 14

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Saint Nicholas ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦SPA GARDENS, ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPAHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Chase Meadow ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Quaker GardenUrban park2.3 km→

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