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Birchley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland108 ha

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome108 ha

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52.39872, -1.40385

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🐕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

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🐕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
🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

A Coventry WayWalking route

Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional 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

ACW Circular Walk 08Walking route

Named routeRef C08Listed length 16 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycle Coventry Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeRef SVLocal cycle route

[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Gossett Lanebridleway · 132 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 132 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

29,578 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,578 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Blackbird · Coot · Mallard · Robin +48

Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor comminutus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis tenax +8

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2025

Wild Service-tree · Oval Sedge · Pale Sedge · Green-ribbed Sedge · Tormentil

Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Pale SedgeCarex pallescens
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
TormentilPotentilla erecta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,578 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Blackbird · Coot · Mallard · Robin +48

Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor comminutus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis tenax +8

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2025

Wild Service-tree · Oval Sedge · Pale Sedge · Green-ribbed Sedge · Tormentil

Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Pale SedgeCarex pallescens
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
TormentilPotentilla erecta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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