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Holes Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.28469, -1.63806

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Early Bumblebee, Empis tessellata +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Early Bumblebee, Empis tessellata +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional 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
Grove Parkpublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmPath type: service
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route331 m
Named routeRef 41Length 331 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holes Wood, south of Budbrooke Farm

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holes Wood, south of Budbrooke Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Saint Nicholas ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Saltisford CommonUrban park2.7 km→🌱Chase Meadow ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱The Master's GardenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Quaker GardenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Canalside ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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