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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.45113, -1.51513
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Eristalis pertinax +168 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km35 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 01Walking route▾
Named routeRef C01Listed length 11 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 01A (short-cut for C01)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C01ALocal walking route
63 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 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Photos
Path around edge of allotments behind Houldsworth Crescent, Holbrooks
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,208 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mallard · Robin · House Sparrow · Starling · Blue Tit +26
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Harvest Mouse
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects60 species
springsummer
2026▾
Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida · Harlequin Ladybird +55
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Beggarticks · Monkeyflower Species · Sheep's Sorrel
- BeggarticksBidens frondosa
- Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mallard · Robin · House Sparrow · Starling · Blue Tit +26
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Harvest Mouse
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects60 species
springsummer
2026▾
Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida · Harlequin Ladybird +55
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Beggarticks · Monkeyflower Species · Sheep's Sorrel
- BeggarticksBidens frondosa
- Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas