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The Gorse

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.34865, -1.66615

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Orange-tip, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Orange-tip, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Coventry Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 523Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 523Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m
Named routeRef 523Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 523Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Drive to Wattcote Farm

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Drive to Wattcote Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WROXALL ABBEYHistoric site1.8 km→✦BADDESLEY CLINTON HALLHistoric site2.9 km→✦KENILWORTH CASTLEHistoric site4.4 km→🌱The Elizabethan GardenUrban park5 km→✦Preceptory at Temple BalsallHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Willow ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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