The Rough - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.49846, -1.48383
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 13Walking route▾
Named routeRef C13Listed length 12 kmLocal walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route498 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
16,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Dunnock · House Sparrow +32
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
Germander Speedwell · White Clover · Bramble · Cow Parsley · Alder +34
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Dunnock · House Sparrow +32
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
Germander Speedwell · White Clover · Bramble · Cow Parsley · Alder +34
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis