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Bowshot Wood

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

52.18153, -1.55507

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 24-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — 24-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Parkland Walk, Charlecote ParkWalking route1.8 km

A circular stroll along mown grassy paths. Flat enough for big-wheeled buggies in dry conditions. We recommend sturdy footwear throughout the year.

Named routeLength 1.8 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route9.2 km

Named routeRef 41Length 9.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route305 m

Named routeRef 41Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5 km

Named routeRef 41Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Compton Verney mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

11,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot · Grey Heron · Cormorant +49

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RavenCorvus corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot · Grey Heron · Cormorant +49

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RavenCorvus corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦COMPTON VERNEYHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Mercure Warwickshire Walton Hall Hotel & SpaUrban park2.4 km→🌱Leisure CentreUrban park2.4 km→✦Medieval settlement at BrookhamptonHistoric site3.4 km→✦Enclosures 600yds (550m) E of King's MeadHistoric site4.3 km→✦Thornton deserted medieval villageHistoric site4.8 km→

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