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The Crofts

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.31996, -1.53560

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +109 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +109 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Russian Comfrey, Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Russian Comfrey, Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Bramble +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional 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

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards The Crofts Rugby Football Club

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards The Crofts Rugby Football Club

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Clarendon Square GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱Clarendon Square GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱Jephson GardensUrban park3.5 km→✦SPA GARDENS, ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPAHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Mill GardensUrban park3.6 km→

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