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Loddy Wood

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.59889, -1.75637

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Large White, Green-veined White +17 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Peacock, Large White, Green-veined White +17 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2018; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~9h

Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
New Hall Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 534National Cycle Network
Connect2Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route83 m
Named routeLength 83 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 534Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route76 m
Named routeLength 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shirral Drivebridleway · 757 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 757 mSurface pavedPath type: construction
Shirral Drivebridleway · 722 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 722 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway to Shirrall Hall Farm

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway to Shirrall Hall Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Drayton Manor ZooVisitor farm3.5 km→🐄Birds of PreyVisitor farm3.5 km→🦉DOSTHILL PARKNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Dosthill ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Dosthill ParkUrban park4.7 km→🦉TAMESIDENature reserve4.8 km→

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