Bishop Gate
✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.41221, -1.51203
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Shoveler
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ☕Esquires — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Shoveler
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ☕Esquires — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
14 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Shoveler, Blue Tit +32 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Robin, Shoveler, Blue Tit +32 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Marmalade Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2026
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km23 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef C04Listed length 14 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 04A (short-cut for C04)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C04ALocal walking route
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Footbridge crossing Coventry Ring Road and connecting Bishop Street and St. Nicholas Street
Photos
Footbridge crossing Coventry Ring Road and connecting Bishop Street and St. Nicholas Street
Facilities
🅿️Parking
West Orchard Car Park - Floors 4 to 6 · Paid · 42m
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,501 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,501 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026Robin · Shoveler · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wigeon
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WigeonMareca penelope
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- PintailAnas acuta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026Common Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Volucella inanis · Hornet Hoverfly
+72 more speciesHide species list
All 77 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,501 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2026Robin · Shoveler · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wigeon
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WigeonMareca penelope
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- PintailAnas acuta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026Common Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Volucella inanis · Hornet Hoverfly
+72 more speciesHide species list
All 77 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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