Crow Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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52.42826, -1.62657
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 422m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 422m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Forked Veilwort, Raspberry · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map A Coventry Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ACW Listed length 40 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 01 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C01 Listed length 11 km Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 01A (short-cut for C01) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C01A Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle Coventry Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 523 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 523 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
14,892 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,892 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus Platycheirus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Scathophaga stercoraria Common Smoothcap · Forked Veilwort · Raspberry
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,892 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus Platycheirus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Scathophaga stercoraria Common Smoothcap · Forked Veilwort · Raspberry
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 