Glasshouse Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Warwick Getting here
52.34248, -1.54621
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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 on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Volucella inanis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Batman Hoverfly +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Volucella inanis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Batman Hoverfly +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map A Coventry Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ACW Listed length 40 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Rocky Lane public footpath · 241 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 241 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map Rocky Lane public footpath · 179 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 179 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 523 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 523 National Cycle Network
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Rocky Lane bridleway · 54 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 54 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Rocky Lane bridleway · 292 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 292 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Massive cherry laurels, Glasshouse Wood
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Wildlife to spot
15,740 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,740 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Batman Hoverfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Volucella inanis · Syritta pipiens · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +8
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Cherry Laurel · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Soft Shield-fern · Black Spleenwort
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,740 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Batman Hoverfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Volucella inanis · Syritta pipiens · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +8
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Cherry Laurel · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Soft Shield-fern · Black Spleenwort
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
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