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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.38360, -1.55960
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cafe Humanities — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cafe Humanities — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km32 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
70 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
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Wildlife to spot
19,736 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,736 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Canada Goose · Blue Tit +36
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Harvest Mouse · Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Eristalis intricaria · Volucella inanis · Hornet Hoverfly · Orange Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +35
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pea-leaf Weevil
Polygonatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,736 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Canada Goose · Blue Tit +36
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Harvest Mouse · Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Eristalis intricaria · Volucella inanis · Hornet Hoverfly · Orange Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +35
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pea-leaf Weevil
Polygonatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona lineatus
Sitona lineatus
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusMyrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformisCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesAnasimyia contractaAnasimyia contractaAnasimyia contractaAnasimyia contractaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisLiguropia juniperiLiguropia juniperiLiguropia juniperiLiguropia juniperiAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusSphaerophoria rueppelliiSphaerophoria rueppelliiSphaerophoria rueppelliiSphaerophoria rueppelliiConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaPlatycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphus