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Range Plantation

4 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.31039, -1.60444

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 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

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route471 m
Named routeRef 41Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 41Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Wedgnock Lanebridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dried up pond in Ash Plantation

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dried up pond in Ash Plantation

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Nearby places

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🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Saint Nicholas ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Abbey FieldsUrban park4.3 km→✦Kenilworth AbbeyHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Clarendon Square GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Clarendon Square GardensUrban park4.8 km→

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