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Coldcomfort Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.22595, -1.90099

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 491m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
College Wood TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3 mLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 5Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Named routeRef 5Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route231 m
Named routeRef 5Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route100 m
Named routeRef 5Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheatfields beside Coldcomfort Wood

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheatfields beside Coldcomfort Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park2.5 km→⛪Alcester Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Medieval settlement at Coughton CourtHistoric site2.4 km→🐄Alcester Country MarketVisitor farm2.4 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park2.5 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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