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✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Cormorant, Little Grebe +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Cormorant, Little Grebe +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Banded Demoiselle, Green Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Banded Demoiselle, Green Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional 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
ACW Circular Walk 01Walking route
Named routeRef C01Listed length 11 kmLocal walking route
Blind Lanepublic footpath · 718 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 718 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
E2 & Heart of England Waypublic footpath · 308 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 308 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Blind Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Coventry Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 523Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 523Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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