Colletts Wood and Pond – Dorothy's Wood River Walk loop from Bidford on Avon

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Colletts Wood and Pond – Dorothy's Wood River Walk loop from Bidford on Avon

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Colletts Wood and Pond – Dorothy's Wood River Walk loop from Bidford on Avon

02:00

7.82km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.91 km

Colletts Wood and Pond

Highlight • Lake

Part of the Heart of England Forest, a scenic wooded area with a pond, surrounded by a network of footpaths for exploring the area.

Tip by

2.97 km

Bronze Statue of a Seated Man in Military Uniform

Highlight • Monument

6.44 km

Roman Field Wood

Forest

7.00 km

Bredon Grange Lock

Highlight • Rest Area

A lovely peaceful leg of this route disturbed only by birdsong and the rush of the Avon through the weir on the other side of the lock. Ideal place for a rest stop on one of the benches provided.

Tip by

7.60 km

Dorothy's Wood River Walk

Highlight • Trail

7.82 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.71 km

2.21 km

630 m

194 m

Surfaces

4.34 km

1.63 km

1.29 km

206 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 5 October

21°C

12°C

19 %

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Comments

August 21, 2023,Colletts Wood and Pond – Woodland loop from Bidford on Avon

A beautiful meandering walk this evening through woodlands along river banks and through Mother Nature's fruit and nut market 😁 Several kinds of berries - Rowanberry, Dogberry, Spindleberry, Hawthorne, Cranberry - apples, damson plums and acorns. A lovely gentle walk, mainly through woodland with benches at regular intervals, ponds, brooks, bridges and rivers. There are also a few poignant, interesting …

June 19, 2024,Dorsington to Dorothy's Wood - River and Woodland Loop

Tonight's walk. From Dorsington to Dorothy's Wood and back through woodlands, meadows and along river banks, the River Avon and Noleham Brook. Dorsington is a village in the Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire. The place-name 'Dorsington' is first appeared in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 710, where it appears as Dorsintone. It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Dorsintune. The …