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Leys' Coppice

1 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.11083, -1.67532

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Linnet
🌿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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Linnet
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Linnet, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Linnet, Carrion Crow +73 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 — Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Lady's Bedstraw · last seen 2020; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw · last seen 2020

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

Diamond WayWalking route106 km

Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route

Named routeRef SILocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route595 m

Named routeRef 48Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.3 km

Named routeRef 48Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,957 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,957 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summer

2025

Goldfinch · Linnet · Chiffchaff · Skylark · Woodpigeon +59

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Great TitParus major2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
WryneckJynx torquilla2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,957 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summer

2025

Goldfinch · Linnet · Chiffchaff · Skylark · Woodpigeon +59

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Great TitParus major2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
WryneckJynx torquilla2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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