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Waverley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 David P Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.33755, -1.48358

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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
ACW Circular Walk 05Walking route
Named routeRef C05Listed length 19 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Ride, Waverley Wood

📷 David P Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Ride, Waverley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️RYTON POOLSCountry park2.3 km→🌱Ryton Pools Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦STONELEIGH ABBEYHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Ryton Pools Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦Wappenbury camp univallate hillfort and medieval settlement remainsHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Kelvin ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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