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Gaydon Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.19701, -1.47882

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Snipe
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 52m away — 8 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

Bird watching

Birds — Green Woodpecker, Snipe, Reed Bunting +101 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Snipe, Reed Bunting +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Tortoise Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Tortoise Beetle +2 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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route667 m
Named routeRef 48Length 667 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route235 m
Named routeRef 48Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 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
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wade Lane near Swallowfields Farm

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wade Lane near Swallowfields Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Moated site and medieval settlement remains at Church End, 600m east of Ewefields FarmHistoric site2.7 km→✦Roman rural settlement at Windmill Hill FarmHistoric site4.3 km→✦Roman villa N of Ireland FarmHistoric site2.6 km→✦Peyto GateHistoric site2.7 km→✦Chesterton WindmillHistoric site3.9 km→✦Chesterton WindmillHistoric site3.9 km→

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