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Coughton Park - Conifer woodland

10 ha

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.24307, -1.90576

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Arden WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
Haydon Way Wood TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.75 mLocal walking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Redditch Cycle Route 17Cycling route

From Abbey Stadium, through Abbeydale, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, to Washford - mostly following the Bus Lane.

Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 14Cycling route

From Crabbs Cross, Oakenshaw, Greenlands, Ipsley, Washford, Matchborough, to Mappleborough Green. A mixture of roads, paths, and paved bridleways.

Named routeRef 14Local cycle route
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Round tripLocal cycle route
Redditch Cycle Link BCycling route
Named routeRef BLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway through Coughton Park woodland

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway through Coughton Park woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.9 km→✦Medieval settlement at Coughton CourtHistoric site1.8 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.9 km→🌱Astwood ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Astwood Bank ParkUrban park2.9 km→⛪Alcester Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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