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Cursus, enclosures and other cropmarks 900m NNW of Barford Church

13 ha

📷 K. Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.25485, -1.60592

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional 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
Centenary Way - Alternative routesWalking route
Named routeRef CW-A
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route331 m
Named routeRef 41Length 331 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M40 Motorway - northbound approaching junction 15

📷 K. Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M40 Motorway - northbound approaching junction 15

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Saint Nicholas ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Chase Meadow ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Quaker GardenUrban park3 km→🌱The Master's GardenUrban park3 km→🌱Saltisford CommonUrban park3.8 km→✦WARWICK CASTLEHistoric site2.1 km→

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