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Blackwell Bushes

3 ha

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.08188, -1.67622

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Goldfinch
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Little Snipefly, Speckled Bush-cricket, Hollyhock Weevil +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route75 m
Named routeRef 5Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route344 m
Named routeRef 5Length 344 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old barn by the lane to Blackwell

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old barn by the lane to Blackwell

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✦HIDCOTE MANORHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Hidcote Manor GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Hawthorn ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Beecham ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Open Play SpaceUrban park3.6 km→🌱Crescent ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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