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📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.25506, -1.27942

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Rook, Raven +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Rook, Raven +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Ringlet +26 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Ringlet +26 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Armada Beacon on the path from Shuckburgh Hall to Lower Shuckburgh

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Armada Beacon on the path from Shuckburgh Hall to Lower Shuckburgh

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval settlement immediately north and 170m south of St John the Baptist's Church, Lower ShuckburghHistoric site700 m→🌱Pillory GreenUrban park3.2 km→✦Upper Shuckburgh medieval settlement to the south and east of Shuckburgh ParkHistoric site800 m→✦Medieval settlement remains at FlecknoeHistoric site2.3 km→✦Site of the medieval village, Cistercian Priory and post-Dissolution house and gardens of Lower Catesby, with associated ridge and furrowHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Village Hall FieldUrban park4.7 km→

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