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The Park, Cotesbach

8 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.43404, -1.20409

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Little Grebe +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Little Grebe +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Arthonia radiata, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · last seen 2026; Fungi — Arthonia radiata, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Syrphus torvus, Bramble Blotch-miner +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Syrphus torvus, Bramble Blotch-miner +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spear Thistle, Yarrow, Hawthorn +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spear Thistle, Yarrow, Hawthorn +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
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 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A426 Rugby Road near Cotesbach

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A426 Rugby Road near Cotesbach

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lutterworth Country ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Lutterworth Country ParkUrban park3 km→✦STANFORD HALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Lilac ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Newton Picnic SiteUrban park3.5 km→🌱Saxon Meadows Green SpaceUrban park3.9 km→

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