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Settlement site W of Welford Weir

25 ha

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

52.16682, -1.79730

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Arden WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
Avon Waypublic footpath · 72 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 170 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 170 mPath type: residential
Avon Waypublic footpath · 738 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 738 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

21 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
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 41Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 5Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Welford-on-Avon - Weir beside W. A. Cadbury lock

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Welford-on-Avon - Weir beside W. A. Cadbury lock

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bidford BridgeHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Laurence's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱Chestnut Way Play AreaUrban park4.2 km→🌱Kings MeadowUrban park4.5 km→🌱Milcote Picnic AreaUrban park3.1 km→

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