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Rugby VLF Transmitter, Mast 3

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.36748, -1.18568

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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
  • ✦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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Greylag Goose +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Greylag Goose +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hesperocorixa moesta, Hesperocorixa linnaei, Tipula paludosa +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hesperocorixa moesta, Hesperocorixa linnaei, Tipula paludosa +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Prickly Sow-thistle, Cow Parsley, Common Ragwort +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Prickly Sow-thistle, Cow Parsley, Common Ragwort +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional 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
Rail Trail: The Avon Valley from Rugby CircularWalking route4.8 km

A 3-mile walk sampling a different side of Rugby, with an amble along the Avon Valley through peace and quiet to the village of Clifton-upon-Dunsmore. Duration: 1.5 hours Distance: 3 miles

Named routeRef rtRAVLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Viaduct CyclewayCycling route

Ways signed by route signs as part of the Viaduct Cycleway

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route785 m
Named routeRef 50Length 785 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rugby Radio Station

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rugby Radio Station

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🦉ASHLAWN CUTTINGNature reserve3.7 km→🌱Whitehall Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hilmorton Village GreenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Featherbed Lane Recreation GroundUrban park2.7 km→🌱Whinfield Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱GEC Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→

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