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Mordic's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Chris Carlson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.49619, -1.62174

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🌿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

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🌿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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Aphrophora alni · last seen 2025; Insects — Aphrophora alni · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

20 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

A Coventry WayWalking route

Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route

ACW Circular Walk 20Walking route

Named routeRef C20Listed length 12 kmLocal walking route

ACW Circular Walk 20A (short-cut for C20)Walking route

Named routeRef C20ALocal walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

31,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Bittern +1

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Bittern +1

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Carlson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Corley MoorUrban park4.1 km→✦Castle Hills: a motte and bailey castle 700m NE of St Mary and All Saint's ChurchHistoric site2.9 km→💧Shustoke ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→💧Shustoke ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→🌱Ring & BaileyUrban park2.9 km→✦Ringwork castle 80m south west of Castle FarmHistoric site3 km→

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