Withy Wood
✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.50681, -1.63836
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional 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
ACW Circular Walk 20Walking route▾
Named routeRef C20Listed length 12 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 20A (short-cut for C20)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C20ALocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
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10,531 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,531 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Little Grebe · Cormorant · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +42
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Dog's Mercury · Creeping Buttercup · Polygonum aviculare · Wood Avens · Hogweed +65
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,531 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Little Grebe · Cormorant · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +42
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Dog's Mercury · Creeping Buttercup · Polygonum aviculare · Wood Avens · Hogweed +65
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestrePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgaris