Signal Leys Gorse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.54013, -1.48398
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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 km9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
Footpath T54Walking route▾
Named routeRef T54
Footpath T53Walking route▾
Named routeRef T53
Footpath T50Walking route▾
Named routeRef T50
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Alternative RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Blue Tit +23
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus · Greater Bulb-Fly +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scaeva pyrastri
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pale Pink-sorrel · Clerodendrum trichotomum
- Pale Pink-sorrelOxalis incarnata
- Clerodendrum trichotomumClerodendrum trichotomum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Blue Tit +23
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus · Greater Bulb-Fly +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scaeva pyrastri
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pale Pink-sorrel · Clerodendrum trichotomum
- Pale Pink-sorrelOxalis incarnata
- Clerodendrum trichotomumClerodendrum trichotomum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major