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Wappenbury camp univallate hillfort and medieval settlement remains

10 ha

📷 Andy F · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.32077, -1.44761

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Large White +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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
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
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route183 m
Named routeRef 41Length 183 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route605 m
Named routeRef 41Length 605 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route46 m
Named routeLength 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St John The Baptist church, Wappenbury, from the north

📷 Andy F · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John The Baptist church, Wappenbury, from the north

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