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Harding's Wood

3 ha

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.44698, -1.65975

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Robin
  • 🌿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 — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026

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 — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional 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
ACW Circular Walk 01A (short-cut for C01)Walking route
Named routeRef C01ALocal walking route
Somers Roadpublic footpath · 918 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 918 mPath type: track
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Godwin WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lunchtime frost on the NE side of Harding's Wood

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lunchtime frost on the NE side of Harding's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦PACKINGTON HALLHistoric site1 km→🌱Meriden Sports ParkUrban park1.3 km→✦Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyardHistoric site4.3 km→🦉MILLISONS WOODNature reserve3.5 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Eastern Green Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→

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