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Roman villa N of Ireland Farm

10 ha

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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52.17534, -1.46588

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Green Woodpecker
✦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

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Green Woodpecker
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Green Woodpecker, Cormorant +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Green Woodpecker, Cormorant +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Varied Carpet Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Varied Carpet Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km

Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route

Centenary Way - Alternative routesWalking route

Named routeRef CW-A

Farnborough Parkland Walk, Farnborough HallWalking route8.8 km

Several stiles to climb, narrow tracks, long grass and fields to cross. https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/warwickshire/places/farnborough-hall/pdf/farnborough-hall-access-statement..pdf

Named routeLength 8.8 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route714 m

Named routeRef 48Length 714 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

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Compton Verney mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

3,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterautumn

2025

Moorhen · Green Woodpecker · Cormorant · Kestrel · Raven +68

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
CuckooCuculus canorus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Great TitParus major2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterautumn

2025

Moorhen · Green Woodpecker · Cormorant · Kestrel · Raven +68

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
CuckooCuculus canorus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Great TitParus major2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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