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Peyto Gate

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Public accessDogs welcome

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52.22144, -1.47883

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Rook +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: GATEWAY APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES NORTH OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST GILES

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Rook +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large Red Damselfly, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Historic gardens

Good match

Historic site with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route667 m

Named routeRef 48Length 667 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route235 m

Named routeRef 48Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 48Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Compton Verney mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

7,782 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,782 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Common Gull · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Linnet +49

Common GullLarus canus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2025

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +2

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,782 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Common Gull · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Linnet +49

Common GullLarus canus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2025

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +2

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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