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Sweet Laud's Wood

4 ha

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.46810, -1.45897

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Mineral Lakes Fishery Car Park 118m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 11Walking route
Named routeRef C11Listed length 15 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 11A (short-cut on C11)Walking route
Named routeRef C11ALocal walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeRef SVLocal cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cutting a swathe through Sweet Laud's Wood

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cutting a swathe through Sweet Laud's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱River Sowe floodplain parklandUrban park3.3 km→🌱Longford ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Potters Green CorridorUrban park4.2 km→🌱Wyken Croft Nature ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Holbrooks ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Miners' Welfare ParkUrban park1 km→

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