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New Park Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 John Brightley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

52.49747, -1.52531

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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
  • 🌿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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Robin +82 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

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cicadella viridis · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cicadella viridis · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional 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 19Walking route
Named routeRef C19Listed length 13 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route498 m
Named routeRef 52Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 52Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland in Old Park, Arbury Park

📷 John Brightley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland in Old Park, Arbury Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ARBURY HALLHistoric site1 km→🌱Stockingford RecreationUrban park2.7 km→🌱The DipUrban park2.9 km→🌱Vale ViewUrban park3.3 km→🌱Hawthorn CommonUrban park3.5 km→🌱Nuneaton CommonUrban park3.6 km→

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