Weston Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 68 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 68 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Warwick Getting here
52.32995, -1.48129
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Ringlet +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map A Coventry Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ACW Listed length 40 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 05 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C05 Listed length 19 km Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 605 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 605 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 550 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 550 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 331 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 331 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos New planting on the edge of Weston Wood
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Wildlife to spot
30,321 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Nuthatch · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Smew Mergellus albellus Teal Anas crecca Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Comma · Large White · Red Admiral +20
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small White Pieris rapae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Nuthatch · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Smew Mergellus albellus Teal Anas crecca Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Comma · Large White · Red Admiral +20
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small White Pieris rapae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Cantharis paludosa Cantharis paludosa
Cantharis paludosa Cantharis paludosa
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
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