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Hoar Park

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 John Brightley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

52.53665, -1.60972

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Linnet
🐕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

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Linnet
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Linnet, Wheatear +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Linnet, Wheatear +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Large White +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Large White +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths 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 17Walking route

Named routeRef C17Listed length 9 kmLocal 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

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,979 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,979 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

springautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Skylark · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +60

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,979 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

springautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Skylark · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +60

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Brightley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The south-east corner of Hoar Park Wood

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