High Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
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52.41474, -1.38179
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional 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 ACW Circular Walk 09 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C09 Listed length 14.5 km Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Coventry Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SV Local cycle route
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Walkers Terrace bridleway · 175 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 175 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Walkers Terrace bridleway · 12 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 12 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Coot +48
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small Copper · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Comma · Gatekeeper +19
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Alexanders
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Coot +48
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small Copper · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Comma · Gatekeeper +19
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Alexanders
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Fannia lustrator Fannia lustrator2024
Fannia lustrator Fannia lustrator2024
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus2024
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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