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Gnomon Wood

2 ha

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.54102, -1.65225

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Bittern and Little Ringed Plover
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Bittern, Little Ringed Plover, Hobby +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Bittern, Little Ringed Plover, Hobby +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Red-legged Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Red-legged Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
ACW Circular Walk 17X (eXtra to Tippers Hill)Walking route
Named routeRef C17XLocal 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A view along Dog Lane towards Whitacre Hall

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A view along Dog Lane towards Whitacre Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kingsbury Water ParkUrban park4 km→🏞️KINGSBURY WATER PARKCountry park4 km→🐄Broomey Croft Children's FarmVisitor farm4.5 km→🦉KINGSBURY MEADOWNature reserve3.1 km→🌱St Peter and St Paul's ChurchUrban park3.4 km→🌱Kingsbury Water ParkUrban park4 km→

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