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Broadleaved woodland near Bidford-on-Avon

1 ha

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.17381, -1.84768

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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
  • 🌿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

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional 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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Arden WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
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Cycling

8 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-WelfordCycling route
Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 41Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rough field off Grafton Lane, Bidford on Avon

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rough field off Grafton Lane, Bidford on Avon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bidford BridgeHistoric site1.3 km→✦Ragley HallHistoric site4.3 km→✦Roman townHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Gas House Lane Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🐄Alcester Country MarketVisitor farm4.8 km→⛪Alcester Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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