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Scotland Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.20459, -1.77460

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Wigeon, Hobby +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Wigeon, Hobby +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eupeodes latifasciatus, Eupeodes, Greater Bulb-Fly +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eupeodes latifasciatus, Eupeodes, Greater Bulb-Fly +7 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

11 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

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: Bearley > ClaverdonWalking route7.6 km

A 4.75-mile walk to discover ancient villages, churches and leafy woodland amid some truly glorious Warwickshire countryside. Duration: 2.5 hours Distance: 4.75 miles

Named routeRef rtBeaLength 7.6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

🚴

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-WelfordCycling route

Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route

Route SRCycling route

Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route

Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route

Named routeRef SILocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route161 m

Named routeRef 41Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,065 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,065 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

springsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Shoveler · Peregrine · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover +25

Barn OwlTyto alba
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MerlinFalco columbarius
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RookCorvus frugilegus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Charadrius dubius curonicusCharadrius dubius curonicus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2025

Eupeodes latifasciatus · Eupeodes · Greater Bulb-Fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +5

Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus
EupeodesEupeodes
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
Turtle BugPodops inuncta2023
Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,065 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

springsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Shoveler · Peregrine · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover +25

Barn OwlTyto alba
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MerlinFalco columbarius
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RookCorvus frugilegus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Charadrius dubius curonicusCharadrius dubius curonicus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2025

Eupeodes latifasciatus · Eupeodes · Greater Bulb-Fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +5

Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus
EupeodesEupeodes
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
Turtle BugPodops inuncta2023
Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Penny Mayes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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