Millison's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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52.43055, -1.61524
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Forked Veilwort, Raspberry · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Green Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Green Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 37 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km 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 Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 01 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C01 Listed length 11 km Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 01A (short-cut for C01) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C01A Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Coventry Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 523 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 523 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The southeast corner of Millison's Wood
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17,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus Platycheirus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Smoothcap · Forked Veilwort · Raspberry · Wood-sorrel
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,170 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus Platycheirus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Smoothcap · Forked Veilwort · Raspberry · Wood-sorrel
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Varied Carpet Beetle
Varied Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 