Winwick medieval settlement
76 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome76 ha
Getting here
52.35988, -1.08550
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Small White +66 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Small White +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Elder
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hogweed, Hairy Sedge, Hazel +7 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hogweed, Hairy Sedge, Hazel +7 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional 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
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route785 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 785 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational 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
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Wildlife to spot
2,560 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,560 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Ruddy Shelduck · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Bee Orchid · Hairy Sedge · Common Nettle · Honeysuckle · Annual Meadow-grass +75
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,560 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Ruddy Shelduck · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Bee Orchid · Hairy Sedge · Common Nettle · Honeysuckle · Annual Meadow-grass +75
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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