Spring Kidden Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.50868, -1.50640
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km28 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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 17Walking route▾
Named routeRef C17Listed length 9 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 17A (short-cut to C17)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C17ALocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 17X (eXtra to Tippers Hill)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C17XLocal walking route
82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route498 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Alternative RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,833 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,833 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Grey Wagtail · Robin +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Germander Speedwell · White Clover · Bramble · Cow Parsley · Alder +49
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,833 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Grey Wagtail · Robin +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Germander Speedwell · White Clover · Bramble · Cow Parsley · Alder +49
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaEvents & activities nearby
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