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Bulkington Road Allotments

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.47850, -1.45521

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Lorry Park / Horsebox Park 344m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +89 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Centenary Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 6 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 12A (short-cut for C12)Walking route
Named routeRef C12ALocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 13Walking route
Named routeRef C13Listed length 12 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeRef SVLocal cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of Columbia Gardens from Bulkington Road

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction of Columbia Gardens from Bulkington Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱River Sowe floodplain parklandUrban park4.5 km→🌱Longford ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Miners' Welfare ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Bailey Park Play AreaUrban park1.3 km→🌱Barnacle Lane PondUrban park2.3 km→🌱Wyken Slough / Wyken Pool (Nature Reserve)Urban park3.7 km→

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