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Cowley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.49146, -1.51893

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cicadella viridis · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cicadella viridis · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

32 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 19Walking route

Named routeRef C19Listed length 13 kmLocal walking route

ACW Circular Walk 19A (short-cut to C19)Walking route

Named routeRef C19ALocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

82 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

Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route498 m

Named routeRef 52Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route59 m

Named routeRef 52Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

26,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Robin +46

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Barn OwlTyto alba
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
SiskinSpinus spinus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
WigeonMareca penelope

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Robin +46

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Barn OwlTyto alba
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
SiskinSpinus spinus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JayGarrulus glandarius
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
WigeonMareca penelope

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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