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Double ditched enclosure E of Thornton Farm

4 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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52.15072, -1.59534

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Swift, Barn Owl +19 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Swift, Barn Owl +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Ringlet +127 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Ringlet +127 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route

Named routeRef SILocal cycle route

Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route9.2 km

Named routeRef 41Length 9.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Compton Verney mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

7,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

spring

2025

Barn Owl · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +13

Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Lizard · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Marbled White · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small Skipper · Gatekeeper +16

Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024

🌿

Plants75 species

summer

2026

Pyramidal Orchid · Large Garden · Common Field-speedwell · Spurge-laurel · Dandelion +70

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Large GardenThymus pulegioides2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2025
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2025
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Wild OnionAllium vineale2025
Quaking-grassBriza media2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Hypericum maculatum subsp. obtusiusculum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii nothosubsp.Hypericum maculatum subsp. obtusiusculum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii nothosubsp.2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Cotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Horseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosa2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2025
Hairy VioletViola hirta2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

spring

2025

Barn Owl · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +13

Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Lizard · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Marbled White · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small Skipper · Gatekeeper +16

Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024

🌿

Plants75 species

summer

2026

Pyramidal Orchid · Large Garden · Common Field-speedwell · Spurge-laurel · Dandelion +70

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Large GardenThymus pulegioides2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2025
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2025
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Wild OnionAllium vineale2025
Quaking-grassBriza media2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Hypericum maculatum subsp. obtusiusculum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii nothosubsp.Hypericum maculatum subsp. obtusiusculum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii nothosubsp.2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Cotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Horseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosa2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2025
Hairy VioletViola hirta2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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