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📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.15958, -1.68213

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • ✦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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Wasp Beetle, Common Darter +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Wasp Beetle, Common Darter +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route161 m
Named routeRef 41Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 41Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ailstone Farm Wood and Sheep Grazing

📷 Roy Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ailstone Farm Wood and Sheep Grazing

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Avonbank GardenUrban park3.6 km→✦ALSCOT PARKHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Stratford on Avon Golf ClubUrban park3.6 km→🌱Avonbank GardenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bancroft GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Bancroft GardensUrban park3.8 km→

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