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The Grove

4 ha

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.42655, -1.32053

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 10Walking route
Named routeRef C10Listed length 13.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viaduct CyclewayCycling route

Ways signed by route signs as part of the Viaduct Cycleway

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route179 m
Named routeRef 53Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 53Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route90 m
Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route171 m
Named routeLength 171 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

M6 motorway, eastbound, climbing past the Grove near Pailton

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M6 motorway, eastbound, climbing past the Grove near Pailton

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✦NEWNHAM PADDOXHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Brinklow Playing FieldUrban park3.3 km→🐄Malt Kiln FarmVisitor farm800 m→✦Brinklow CastleHistoric site2.9 km→✦Motte and bailey castle, 30m E of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site3 km→✦Medieval settlement at WithybrookHistoric site4.1 km→

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