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52.46793, -1.31105
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Mistle Thrush 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Mistle Thrush 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Mistle Thrush, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Mistle Thrush, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +30 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +30 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 ACW Circular Walk 12A (short-cut for C12) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C12A Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 12C (an even shorter [4 mile total] short-cut route than route A, devised for use on the WWF 7-Jun-2005 event) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C12C Local walking 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 Photos Track through Hobley Furze near Wood Farm
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Wildlife to spot
2,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,858 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mistle Thrush · Raven · Redwing · Fieldfare · Swallow +40
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Weasel · Rabbit
Weasel Mustela nivalis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Plain Elm Dot · Blue-shot Dot · Hawthorn Parornix · Barred Fruit-tree Dot · Cherry Leaf-miner +10
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis Cherry Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter cerasicolella Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,858 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mistle Thrush · Raven · Redwing · Fieldfare · Swallow +40
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Weasel · Rabbit
Weasel Mustela nivalis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Plain Elm Dot · Blue-shot Dot · Hawthorn Parornix · Barred Fruit-tree Dot · Cherry Leaf-miner +10
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis Cherry Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter cerasicolella Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Elm Dot
Beautiful Elm Dot
Stigmella lemniscella
Stigmella lemniscella
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris
Blackthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter spinicolella
Blackthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter spinicolella
Least Hawthorn Dot Stigmella perpygmaeella
Least Hawthorn Dot Stigmella perpygmaeella
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea
Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
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