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Brinklow Playing Field

4 ha

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.41157, -1.36289

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Woodpigeon
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2024

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hyacinthoides, Bluebell, Fox-tail Feather-moss +21 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 17 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
Town Yardpublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: residential
A Coventry Waypublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: footway
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brinklow Church Room

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brinklow Church Room

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦COMBE ABBEYHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Coombe Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️COOMBE ABBEYCountry park3.9 km→✦Motte and bailey castle, 30m E of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site400 m→✦Brinklow CastleHistoric site500 m→🐄Malt Kiln FarmVisitor farm2.9 km→