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Chesterton Windmill

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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52.23127, -1.49091

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

Parking

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6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Very strong match

Grade I listed building: CHESTERTON WINDMILL; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Historic gardens

Good match

Historic site with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route

Centenary Way - Alternative routesWalking route

Named routeRef CW-A

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Compton Verney mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,267 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,267 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumn

2025

Common Gull · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Linnet · Meadow Pipit +45

Common GullLarus canus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2025

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Cream-streaked Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +2

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,267 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumn

2025

Common Gull · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Linnet · Meadow Pipit +45

Common GullLarus canus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2025

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Cream-streaked Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +2

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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