Windmill Hill - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.54550, -1.50314
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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 km8 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 T53Walking route▾
Named routeRef T53
Footpath T50Walking route▾
Named routeRef T50
Quarrymans WalkWalking route▾
73 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
Alternative RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route726 m▾
Named routeRef 524Length 726 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
21,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Peregrine · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +38
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Juniper Shieldbug · Greater Bulb-Fly · Carabus nemoralis · Green Dock Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +1
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Common Orache · Common Millet · Fat-hen · Corn Spurrey · Two-rowed Barley +7
- Common OracheAtriplex patula
- Common MilletPanicum miliaceum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Field PansyViola arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Peregrine · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +38
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Juniper Shieldbug · Greater Bulb-Fly · Carabus nemoralis · Green Dock Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +1
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Common Orache · Common Millet · Fat-hen · Corn Spurrey · Two-rowed Barley +7
- Common OracheAtriplex patula
- Common MilletPanicum miliaceum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
- Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Field PansyViola arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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