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Colliery Wood

6 ha

📷 John Brightley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.48493, -1.51298

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cicadella viridis · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cicadella viridis · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

32 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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
ACW Circular Walk 19Walking route
Named routeRef C19Listed length 13 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 19A (short-cut to C19)Walking route
Named routeRef C19ALocal walking route
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Cycling

84 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeRef SVLocal cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to former Newdigate Colliery site, Astley Lane, Bedworth

📷 John Brightley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to former Newdigate Colliery site, Astley Lane, Bedworth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Longford ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦ARBURY HALLHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Bailey Park Play AreaUrban park2.9 km→🌱Prologis Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Miners' Welfare ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Stockingford RecreationUrban park3.7 km→

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