Short birdwatching visit · Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Newbold Quarry
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- Winter Tufted Duck, Pochard and Little Grebe
- Headline birds
- Pochard · Tufted Duck · Little Grebe
- Parking
- The car park in Egerton Close is reached from the A426 via Yates Avenue.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Parts of the reserve suit wheelchairs and pushchairs; contact the Trust about the chosen route.
Egerton Close approach, Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby
Newbold Quarry is a former blue-lias working where spring water filled the excavated basin and created a small lake. The Trust names Tufted Duck, Pochard and Little Grebe as winter visitors, giving the lakeside circuit a clear birding purpose. Start from the documented Egerton Close arrival and use the established paths to look over the water and vegetated margins. Some parts are accessible, while other routes climb steps or steep slopes for a higher view. Keep the visit to the public lake-and-woodland circuit; fishing is not permitted on the reserve.
Birds and seasons
- Pochard · Headline bird — Winter Source for Pochard
- Tufted Duck · Headline bird — Winter Source for Tufted Duck
- Little Grebe · Headline bird — Winter Source for Little Grebe
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- A circular path explores the lake and woodland; some routes include steps and steep slopes.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The car park in Egerton Close is reached from the A426 via Yates Avenue.
- Dogs
- Dogs are permitted.
- Access notes
- Parts of the reserve suit wheelchairs and pushchairs; contact the Trust about the chosen route.
- Step-free access
- Parts of the reserve suit wheelchairs and pushchairs; contact the Trust about the chosen route.
Getting there: Use the operator’s Egerton Close car-park approach at Newbold-on-Avon, following the current local signs. The map pin is the Trust’s visitor-location reference near the lake, corroborated by an independent Rugby postcode. Choose the accessible path option before starting if steps would limit the visit.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Blow’s Downs · 47.7 straight-line miles
- Aqualate Mere National Nature Reserve · 51.5 straight-line miles
- Ouse Fen · 55.7 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Draycote Water, 5.1 miles away in a straight line.
- Swift Valley Nature Reserve · 0.7 miles in a straight line
- Stoke Floods Local Nature Reserve · 7.6 miles in a straight line
- Wyken Slough Local Nature Reserve · 9.3 miles in a straight line