Furze Brake - Broadleaved woodland
8 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.16963, -1.55968
Open directionsv
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
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Compton Verney mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
16,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Moorhen +42
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Petty Spurge · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yarrow · Groundsel · Hazel +7
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- HazelCorylus avellana
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Meadow-GrassPoa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Moorhen +42
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Petty Spurge · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yarrow · Groundsel · Hazel +7
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- HazelCorylus avellana
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Meadow-GrassPoa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crepis
Crepis
Crepis
Crepis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium album