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Dunton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.54261, -1.71341

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 254m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, Hairy Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, Hairy Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational 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
Godwin WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dunton - A4097

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunton - A4097

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🌱Kingsbury Water ParkUrban park2.8 km→🏞️KINGSBURY WATER PARKCountry park2.8 km→🐄Broomey Croft Children's FarmVisitor farm3.1 km→🌱Cole End Park & Nature ReserveUrban park4.4 km→🌱The CroftUrban park5 km→🌱Herb GardenUrban park1.9 km→

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