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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Nuneaton and Bedworth Getting here
52.53089, -1.46131
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +161 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +161 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Bedworth Circular via Bulkington Walking route 10.1 km ▾
A 3.5-mile pleasant short walk over fields to the Coventry Canal, then up to Marston Junction and returning to Bedworth via the Ashby Canal.
Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 6.3 miles
Named route Ref rtBed Length 10.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Footpath T54 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T54
Show on map Footpath T53 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T53
Show on map Footpath T50 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref T50
Show on map 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 498 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 498 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,508 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Mute Swan · Moorhen +10
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus · Platycheirus albimanus +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus Platycheirus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Pale Pink-sorrel · Orange Balsam · Clerodendrum trichotomum · Common Fleabane
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Pale Pink-sorrel Oxalis incarnata Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Clerodendrum trichotomum Clerodendrum trichotomum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,508 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Mute Swan · Moorhen +10
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus · Platycheirus albimanus +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus Platycheirus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Pale Pink-sorrel · Orange Balsam · Clerodendrum trichotomum · Common Fleabane
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Pale Pink-sorrel Oxalis incarnata Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Clerodendrum trichotomum Clerodendrum trichotomum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana 