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Shawell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Michael Westley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.43243, -1.18617

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sycamore, Smooth Sow-thistle, Pyramidal Orchid +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Psyllopsis fraxini agg. +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi, Psyllopsis fraxini agg. +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Walnut, Ground-elder, Elder +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Choke, Witch's Butter · last seen 2023; Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Choke, Witch's Butter · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 50Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through Shawell Wood

📷 Michael Westley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through Shawell Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Lutterworth Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦STANFORD HALLHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Lutterworth Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Lilac ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Newton Picnic SiteUrban park3.9 km→🌱Saxon Meadows Green SpaceUrban park4.3 km→

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