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Ryton Pools Country Park – Paget's Pool loop from Bubbenhall

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Ryton Pools Country Park – Paget's Pool loop from Bubbenhall

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Ryton Pools Country Park – Paget's Pool loop from Bubbenhall

00:56

3.64km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Parking

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76 m

Ryton Pools Country Park

Highlight • Trail

The 100 acres of Ryton Pools Country Park are just waiting to be explored. The many different habitats are home to a wide range of birds and other wildlife. The excellent surfaced paths enable easy walking around the site, and provide access to an adjoining ancient woodland, Ryton Wood.

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536 m

Ryton Wood

Highlight • Natural

Although part of Ryton Wood was lost to sand and gravel extraction in the 1960s, the wood has been returned to its present excellence though traditional management practices, and is one of the county's largest surviving semi-natural ancient woodlands. Arguably the best of the Princethorpe Woods, Ryton Wood covers 85 hectares, has been designated as an SSSI and boasts an extensive list of notable species. Parts of Ryton Wood date back to the 11th century, so the land may have been wooded since the end of last ice age.
Finding coppiced, small-leaved lime stools is evidence to support this. Once the most common tree 5,000 years ago, the species is no longer so common. Huge ditches also indicate the wood’s ancient, medieval boundaries. Forty or so species of tree and shrub have been identified, with oak the dominant tree. An abundance of honeysuckle, our county flower, scrambles through the lower-growing hazel - enjoy its sweet perfume on summer days.

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559 m

Elephant Sculpture at Ryton Pools

Highlight • Monument

These sculptures were created to remind visitors of the rich geological history of the Ryton Pools where pieces of neck, tooth and tusk of the straight-tusked elephant were found in the local sand quarries.

These massive creatures roamed this area half a million years ago and the life size sculptures bring to life the ancient history of the park.

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657 m

Sand Martin Nesting Wall, Ryton Pools Country Park

Highlight • Natural

As part of the creation of a new UK Mail facility at the Prologis Park Ryton, our client Prologis had created a temporary borrow pit as part of the works and inadvertently, created the perfect new home for a colony of Sand Martins Riparia riparia which moved in and successfully bred (2015). The birds were left to nest in peace after a wide exclusion zone was implemented but realising that the site was on the birds’ migration route together with the fact that the borrow pit couldn’t stay on site long-term, we worked with Prologis, Whiting Landscapes and the park rangers at nearby Ryton Pools Country Park to create a brand new permanent and purpose-built nesting site in this 100 acre site managed jointly between Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. The Sand Martin nesting wall was completed in March 2016 and this year has already had a couple of pairs taking an interest.

As well as providing a large and safe nesting habitat, the 15m long structure also has a number of pre-formed swallow nest sites and a rear door inspection hatch so that the rangers can keep an eye on the nesting progress and carry out any necessary maintenance. To prevent predation by other wildlife such as stoats, an anti-predator baffle has been installed below the tunnels which have been constructed of plastic pipes. We also helped create the new information board which has been installed opposite the nesting wall to inform the local visitors to the country park about the new nesting site. It’s hoped that grizzled skipper butterflies will also benefit from the new structure as one of the food plants of the larvae stage – strawberries – are to be planted on the aggregate roof in the near future!

Sand Martins are gregarious and therefore tend to nest in large colonies. They are Europe’s smallest hirundine (martins and swallows) and the insectivorous birds are summer visitors to the UK, over-wintering in Africa.

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742 m

Paget's Pool

Highlight • Lake

Pretty pond with plenty of wildlife to observe.

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965 m

Bubbenhall Meadow

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bird hides and great walks...

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3.57 km

Bubbenhall Lake

Highlight • Lake

Cafe serving cake and hot drinks.

Hours:
Tuesday 10am–5pm
Wednesday 10am–5pm
Thursday 10am–5pm
Friday 10am–5pm
Saturday 9:30am–6pm
Sunday 9:30am–6pm
Monday 10am–5pm

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3.57 km

Bubbenhall Meadow

Highlight • Viewpoint

Quick stop for a coffee, not very good, and look around...

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3.64 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.19 km

434 m

Surfaces

2.08 km

1.23 km

315 m

Elevation

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Thursday 11 June

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Ryton Pools Country Park – Paget's Pool loop from Bubbenhall

Ryton Pools Country Park

Ryton Wood

Elephant Sculpture at Ryton Pools

Sand Martin Nesting Wall, Ryton Pools Country Park

Paget's Pool

Bubbenhall Meadow

Bubbenhall Lake

Bubbenhall Meadow

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