Bull and Butcher Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
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52.34333, -1.41541
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Purple Hairstreak, Meadow Brown +105 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Purple Hairstreak, Meadow Brown +105 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map A Coventry Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ACW Listed length 40 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 07 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C07 Listed length 14.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Coffin Walk public footpath · 421 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 421 m Path type: footway
Show on map Coffin Walk public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Path type: service
Show on map Coffin Walk public footpath · 671 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 671 m Path type: footway
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 4.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 17 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
22,856 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,856 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Comma · Large White +34
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Green-veined White Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,856 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Comma · Large White +34
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Green-veined White Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris napi2024
Pieris napi2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Empis livida Empis livida
Empis livida Empis livida
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2024
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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