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Wainbody Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

52.37564, -1.54300

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Car Park 1a 219m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Spinney Pathpublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Spinney Pathpublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Spinney Pathpublic footpath · 193 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 193 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wainbody Wood viewed from Kenilworth Road

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wainbody Wood viewed from Kenilworth Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦Kenilworth AbbeyHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Abbey FieldsUrban park4.2 km→🌱Canley CorridorUrban park2.9 km→🌱Greyfriars GreenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Whitley CommonUrban park3.7 km→

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