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Wolvey Gorse

6 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.46736, -1.39424

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +50 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +50 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional 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 11Walking route
Named routeRef C11Listed length 15 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 11A (short-cut on C11)Walking route
Named routeRef C11ALocal walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeRef SVLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 52Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route71 m
Named routeLength 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route578 m
Named routeRef 52Length 578 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Eastern edge of Wolvey Gorse

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eastern edge of Wolvey Gorse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barnacle Lane PondUrban park2.1 km→🌱Sowe CommonUrban park4.4 km→🌱Warwick GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Weston Lawns FisheriesUrban park4.1 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Medieval settlement at WithybrookHistoric site2.7 km→

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