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✦ Ancient woodland44 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome44 ha
Getting here
52.56898, -1.56201
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2018
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
Quarrymans WalkWalking route▾
North Arden Trail - Parish LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taverners Lanepublic footpath · 85 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface gravelPath type: track
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route726 m▾
Named routeRef 524Length 726 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route830 m▾
Named routeRef 524Length 830 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,290 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,290 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Wren · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +45
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee +11
- BumblebeeBombus2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Bastard Cabbage · Coral Spurge · Wayfaring-tree · Common Spotted-orchid · Great Wood-rush +10
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Coral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioides
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,290 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Wren · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +45
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee +11
- BumblebeeBombus2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Bastard Cabbage · Coral Spurge · Wayfaring-tree · Common Spotted-orchid · Great Wood-rush +10
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Coral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioides
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
