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Bush Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.31488, -1.74228

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Lesser Stitchwort, Creeping Cinquefoil +67 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Common Sorrel +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Rail Trail: Bearley > ClaverdonWalking route7.6 km

A 4.75-mile walk to discover ancient villages, churches and leafy woodland amid some truly glorious Warwickshire countryside. Duration: 2.5 hours Distance: 4.75 miles

Named routeRef rtBeaLength 7.6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Potato Lanepublic footpath · 698 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 698 mPath type: footway
Coppice Cornerpublic footpath · 66 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mPath type: service
Potato Lanepublic footpath · 559 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 559 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coppice Woodbridleway · 427 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 427 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bush Wood

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BADDESLEY CLINTON HALLHistoric site3.9 km→✦WROXALL ABBEYHistoric site4.9 km→✦Village crossHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Two Pits ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦PACKWOOD HOUSEHistoric site3.7 km→✦Beaudesert Castle: motte and bailey castle and two fishpondsHistoric site3.2 km→

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