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Billingsborough Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 P Gaskell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.23703, -1.90092

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Small White +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Small White +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
College Wood TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3 mLocal walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Redditch Cycle Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18Local cycle route
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 5Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Named routeRef 5Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route112 m
Named routeRef 5Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Millenium Waybridleway · 497 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 497 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Billingsborough Wood

📷 P Gaskell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Billingsborough Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.7 km→✦Medieval settlement at Coughton CourtHistoric site1.6 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.7 km→⛪Alcester Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🐄Alcester Country MarketVisitor farm3.3 km→

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