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Canley Ford

10 ha

📷 E Gammie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.38972, -1.53836

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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
  • 🅿️Coventry Park & Ride South 201m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +185 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +185 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Spinney Pathpublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Spinney Pathpublic footpath · 193 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 193 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Spinney Pathpublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

74 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lumber, Canley Ford

📷 E Gammie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lumber, Canley Ford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Canley CorridorUrban park2.2 km→🌱Greyfriars GreenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Whitley CommonUrban park3 km→🌱Charterhouse FieldUrban park3.1 km→🌱Charterhouse Heritage ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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