Foxes Den Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.52611, -1.58305
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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
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional 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 17Walking route▾
Named routeRef C17Listed length 9 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 17A (short-cut to C17)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C17ALocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,237 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,237 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Redwing · Robin +41
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Goat Willow · Small-flowered Crane's-bill · Procumbent Pearlwort · Snapdragon · Rosebay Willowherb +70
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- HollyhockAlcea rosea
- Creeping Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,237 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Redwing · Robin +41
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Goat Willow · Small-flowered Crane's-bill · Procumbent Pearlwort · Snapdragon · Rosebay Willowherb +70
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- HollyhockAlcea rosea
- Creeping Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium arvense
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusDwarf MallowMalva neglectaDwarf MallowMalva neglectaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraDes Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiDes Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum