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Chesterton Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.21377, -1.50214

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Coaches 172m away — 12 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Coaches 172m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route4.6 km

Named routeLength 4.6 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

7,309 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,309 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Snipe · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Green Sandpiper · Kestrel +57

SnipeGallinago gallinago
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
MerlinFalco columbarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2025

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +2

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,309 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Snipe · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Green Sandpiper · Kestrel +57

SnipeGallinago gallinago
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
MerlinFalco columbarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2025

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +2

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Moated site and medieval settlement remains at Church End, 600m east of Ewefields FarmHistoric site1.8 km→✦Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill FarmHistoric site2.2 km→✦Peyto GateHistoric site1.8 km→✦Chesterton WindmillHistoric site2.1 km→✦Chesterton WindmillHistoric site2.1 km→✦Chesterton Roman TownHistoric site2.3 km→

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