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Chadshunt Spinney

11 ha

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.17705, -1.49733

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Linnet +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Linnet +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, White Dead-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cow Parsley, Cleavers, Common Nettle +79 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Cow Parsley, Cleavers, Common Nettle +79 more · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km

Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route

Centenary Way - Alternative routesWalking route

Named routeRef CW-A

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route667 m

Named routeRef 48Length 667 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route235 m

Named routeRef 48Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 48Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9.4 km

Named routeRef 48Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Compton Verney mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

5,255 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,255 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Barn Owl · Linnet · Hobby · Swallow · Skylark +32

Barn OwlTyto alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
HobbyFalco subbuteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cercopis vulnerata · Dock Bug +1

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Psila fimetariaPsila fimetaria

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

White Mustard

White MustardSinapis alba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,255 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Barn Owl · Linnet · Hobby · Swallow · Skylark +32

Barn OwlTyto alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
HobbyFalco subbuteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cercopis vulnerata · Dock Bug +1

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Psila fimetariaPsila fimetaria

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

White Mustard

White MustardSinapis alba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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