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Beech Nut - Broadleaved woodland

11 ha

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsForagingWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.10772, -1.74596

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths 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
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Stratford-WelfordCycling route
Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 5Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Meon Hill from Baker's Hill

📷 Ian Paterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Meon Hill from Baker's Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HIDCOTE MANORHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Hidcote Manor GardenUrban park2.7 km→✦KIFTSGATE COURTHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Meon Vale Leisure CentreUrban park1.8 km→🌱Kiftsgate Court GardensUrban park2.4 km→🐄Lower Clopton Farm PYOVisitor farm700 m→

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