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Birchley Hays Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 John Winterbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.46012, -1.60321

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

23 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional 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
ACW Circular Walk 01Walking route
Named routeRef C01Listed length 11 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 01A (short-cut for C01)Walking route
Named routeRef C01ALocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional 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

Birchley Hall Farm and Birchley Hays Wood

📷 John Winterbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Birchley Hall Farm and Birchley Hays Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coundon Hall ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦PACKINGTON HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Coundon Hall ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Corley MoorUrban park1.1 km→🌱Meriden Sports ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦Castle Hills: a motte and bailey castle 700m NE of St Mary and All Saint's ChurchHistoric site3.3 km→

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