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Sand Hole Spinney

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Andy and Hilary · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Wild Privet +1 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Small White +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Small White +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

Quarrymans WalkWalking route

Named route

North Arden Trail - Parish LoopWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,398 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,398 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Magpie · Skylark · Linnet · Willow Warbler +31

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis

🌿

Plants132 species

autumn

2025

Common Sorrel · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Valerian · Procumbent Pearlwort · Green Alkanet +127

Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
HollyIlex aquifolium
DandelionTaraxacum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
ElderSambucus nigra
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common MilletPanicum miliaceum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
English ElmUlmus procera
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
IvyHedera helix
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Field MapleAcer campestre
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Rosa caninaRosa canina
MedickMedicago sativa
Fat-henChenopodium album
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Common CouchElymus repens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
TimothyPhleum pratense
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HemlockConium maculatum
AppleMalus domestica
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Common OracheAtriplex patula
AshFraxinus excelsior
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
HazelCorylus avellana
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
CleaversGalium aparine
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Curled DockRumex crispus
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
Coral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioides
Jerusalem SagePhlomis fruticosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,398 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Magpie · Skylark · Linnet · Willow Warbler +31

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
JackdawColoeus monedula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis

🌿

Plants132 species

autumn

2025

Common Sorrel · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Valerian · Procumbent Pearlwort · Green Alkanet +127

Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
HollyIlex aquifolium
DandelionTaraxacum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
ElderSambucus nigra
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common MilletPanicum miliaceum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
English ElmUlmus procera
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
IvyHedera helix
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Field MapleAcer campestre
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Rosa caninaRosa canina
MedickMedicago sativa
Fat-henChenopodium album
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Common CouchElymus repens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
TimothyPhleum pratense
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HemlockConium maculatum
AppleMalus domestica
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Common OracheAtriplex patula
AshFraxinus excelsior
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
White CloverTrifolium repens
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
HazelCorylus avellana
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
CleaversGalium aparine
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Curled DockRumex crispus
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
Coral SpurgeEuphorbia corallioides
Jerusalem SagePhlomis fruticosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andy and Hilary · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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