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Yarningale Common

10 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.29209, -1.72291

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackfoot Polypore, Witch's Butter, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +265 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Blackfoot Polypore, Witch's Butter, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +265 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Gatekeeper +45 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Gatekeeper +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Blackfoot Polypore, Oakbug Milkcap, Oyster Mushroom +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 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
Rail Trail: Bearley > ClaverdonWalking route7.6 km

A 4.75-mile walk to discover ancient villages, churches and leafy woodland amid some truly glorious Warwickshire countryside. Duration: 2.5 hours Distance: 4.75 miles

Named routeRef rtBeaLength 7.6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On Yarningale Common

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Yarningale Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Village crossHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Jubilee Park & Play AreaUrban park3.3 km→✦Beaudesert Castle: motte and bailey castle and two fishpondsHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Ponds SW of Wootton BridgeHistoric site4.8 km→✦Beaudesert CastleHistoric site3.4 km→

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