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Chapel Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Tim · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.39338, -1.34527

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Lesser Black-backed Gull +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Lesser Black-backed Gull +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 08Walking route
Named routeRef C08Listed length 16 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viaduct CyclewayCycling route

Ways signed by route signs as part of the Viaduct Cycleway

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 53Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route256 m
Named routeLength 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebell covered track near Kings Newnham

📷 Tim · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebell covered track near Kings Newnham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brinklow Playing FieldUrban park2.4 km→🌱Newbold Centenary ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Newbold Quarry ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️NEWBOLD QUARRYCountry park4.9 km→🦉NEWBOLD QUARRY PARKNature reserve4.9 km→✦Motte and bailey castle, 30m E of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site2.3 km→

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