Crackley Wood

Wood, Forest in Warwickshire Warwick

England

Crackley Wood

Houses on Red Lane near Burton Green Credit: Ian S

Crackley Wood is a picturesque woodland located in Warwickshire, England. Covering an area of approximately 115 acres, it is a popular destination for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts alike.

The wood is primarily composed of broadleaf trees such as oak, beech, and ash, which provide a diverse and vibrant canopy throughout the year. These trees create a tranquil and shady environment, perfect for leisurely walks or picnics with family and friends.

Crackley Wood boasts a rich biodiversity, with a variety of flora and fauna calling it home. The forest floor is carpeted with bluebells in the spring, creating a stunning display of color. Other wildflowers, such as wood anemones and primroses, can also be found scattered throughout the woodland.

A network of well-maintained footpaths winds its way through the wood, allowing visitors to explore its beauty at their own pace. These paths lead to hidden clearings, where visitors can relax and immerse themselves in the peaceful surroundings.

Wildlife enthusiasts will delight in the diverse range of animals that inhabit Crackley Wood. Deer, squirrels, and rabbits can often be spotted darting between the trees, while birdwatchers can enjoy the melodious songs of various species, including woodpeckers and thrushes.

Managed by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Crackley Wood also serves as an educational resource, offering guided tours and nature workshops for schoolchildren and other interested groups. This ensures that future generations can appreciate and learn about the importance of woodland conservation.

Overall, Crackley Wood in Warwickshire is a delightful and enchanting forest, offering visitors a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and reconnect with nature.

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Crackley Wood Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.361619/-1.5751698 or Grid Reference SP2973. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Houses on Red Lane near Burton Green

Ian S

Red Lane near Long Meadow Barn Farm

Ian S

A452 Birmingham Road at Red Lane

Ian S

East on Kenilworth Greenway, Crackley

The Greenway, a County Council amenity, follows the route of the former Kenilworth-Berkswell railway line. Here it is crossed by and connected to a public footpath, a track at this point, between north Kenilworth and south Coventry.

Robin Stott

Making a deck, The Engine public house, Mill End, Kenilworth

In the later phase of the pandemic, pubs that had had to close invested in creating outdoor space so that they could safely serve socially-distanced patrons.

Robin Stott

Kenilworth Greenway turns south, Crackley, Kenilworth

The Greenway was created on a former railway line. The information board has accounts of the Kenilworth Sandstone, exposed here, and of the railway.

Robin Stott

Odibourne Allotments, Manor Road, Kenilworth

The allotments were open to the public for the Heritage Open Days 2021 and Edible England events; members of the Kenilworth Allotment Tenants' Association (KATA) can be seen welcoming visitors. The Odibourne site was established in 1919, when Kenilworth Urban District Council bought land from the estate of the deceased William Thomas Pears. The council had recently decided to build on the 'Noah's Ark' allotments nearby, but was obliged under the 1908 Smallholding & Allotments Act to provide sufficient land for local people who wanted plots for growing food. The site is owned today by Kenilworth Town Council, but has been managed since 1983 by KATA (information taken from a notice board on the site).

A J Paxton

Plot 58a, Odibourne Allotments, Kenilworth

These allotments, which to this city dweller appear impossibly idyllic, were open to the public for the Heritage Open Days 2021. Behind the idyll, of course, lies hard work and long term commitment, the challenge of group politics, the uncertainty of the weather and the threat, even here, of theft and vandalism. The Odibourne allotments were established in 1919.

A J Paxton

I'm in the Green Zone

A scarecrow, probably more decorative than functional, at the Odibourne allotments in Kenilworth, which were open to the public for the Heritage Open Days 2021.

A J Paxton

Apple Pressing at Odibourne Allotments, Kenilworth

The allotment site was open to the public as part of the Heritage Open Days 2021 and Edible England events.

A J Paxton

'My Shed, My Rules'

The sheds of the Odibourne Allotments, Kenilworth, are the subject of their own book, 'Odibourne Sheds: rural retreats in a Kenilworth allotment', by Peter James, published by the Bothy Press in 2020.

A J Paxton

The Rules: Water butt on Odibourne Allotments, Kenilworth

A water butt and rules governing its use, on the Odibourne Allotments, open to the public for the Heritage Open Days 2021 and Edible England events.

A J Paxton

Odibourne Allotments, Kenilworth, looking towards Lower Ladyes Hills

Not normally open to the public, the allotments were welcoming visitors for the day as part of the Heritage Open Days 2021 and Edible England events. A scarecrow in the form of a Tokyo Olympics mascot can be seen to the right of the picture.

A J Paxton

Bridge over the Finham Brook, Odibourne Allotments, Kenilworth

No doubt flooding is another hazard of allotment life here, but the stream must have enriched the fertility of the valley over the years. Not normally accessible to the public, the allotments were open as part of the Heritage Open Days 2021 and Edible England events.

A J Paxton

Lower Ladyes Hills, Kenilworth, seen from the entrance to the Odibourne Allotments

The allotments, which were established in the valley of the Finham Brook in 1919, were open to the public as part of the Heritage Open Days.

A J Paxton

Kenilworth Common

Once a heath used for grazing farm animals, the common was colonised by birch and oak trees once grazing stopped, and is now a wood with a few remnants of heathland. The land slopes down to the Finham Brook and is crossed by the Coventry to Leamington railway. The common is now a local nature reserve: see the website of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust here Link