Short birdwatching visit · Warwickshire County Council Country Parks
Ufton Fields Nature Reserve
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Individual seasons are not specified in the cited exact-site bird account
- Headline birds
- Spotted Flycatcher · Common Sandpiper
- Parking
- The current council profile lists a car park open 24 hours, with no overnight parking.
- Hides
- The Trust trail guide describes two bird hides; check current signs for facility availability.
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Ufton Fields lane, near Southam
Ufton Fields offers a short birdwatching circuit through a former limestone quarry, where ridges and flooded furrows now support pools, marsh and woodland. The Trust’s site-specific trail names Little Grebe, Teal and Green Woodpecker, alongside other birds associated with the different habitats. Start at the council’s reserve car park and follow the waymarked route, pausing at the pool views rather than entering the wet margins. Warwickshire County Council resumed management in 2023, and its current site information should guide the visit. The older Trust trail remains useful bird evidence, with current facility availability checked on site.
Birds and seasons
- Spotted Flycatcher · Headline bird — Season not stated by the source Source for Spotted Flycatcher
- Common Sandpiper · Headline bird — Passage; season not specified Source for Common Sandpiper
- Teal — Season not stated Source for Teal
- Little Grebe — Season not stated Source for Little Grebe
- Green Woodpecker — Season not stated Source for Green Woodpecker
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- The Trust trail guide describes two bird hides; check current signs for facility availability.
- Paths
- A circular waymarked trail links the reserve’s pool and woodland habitats.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The current council profile lists a car park open 24 hours, with no overnight parking.
- Dogs
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Access notes
- Use the current council information for route suitability; the older Trust trail describes easy-access hide approaches.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Use the current council’s Ufton Fields arrival, CV33 9PU, and its posted car-park signs. The map pin is converted from the council’s published Find Us grid reference and checked against an independent nearby postcode. A legacy Trust reserve URL now redirects to its wider directory.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Highnam Woods · 45.5 straight-line miles
- Blow’s Downs · 47.4 straight-line miles
- Aqualate Mere National Nature Reserve · 51.7 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Draycote Water, 7.3 miles away in a straight line.
- Oakley Wood · 4.7 miles in a straight line
- Stoke Floods Local Nature Reserve · 10.9 miles in a straight line
- Welcombe Hills and Clopton Park · 11.0 miles in a straight line