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Charterhouse Heritage Park

58 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome58 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • Famers Fayre goes to Town — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Mallard +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: THE CHARTERHOUSE

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus +114 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

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

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 04Walking route
Named routeRef C04Listed length 14 kmLocal walking route
Hussar Courtpublic footpath · 24 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

67 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

Ash tree by the River Sherbourne, Charterhouse Fields, southeast Coventry

Ash tree by the River Sherbourne, Charterhouse Fields, southeast Coventry

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