Eastern Green Recreation Ground
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.42131, -1.59944
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km35 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 01Walking route▾
Named routeRef C01Listed length 11 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 01A (short-cut for C01)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C01ALocal walking route
29 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 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
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Farmland Near Upper Eastern Green
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Wildlife to spot
21,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,337 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Harlequin Ladybird
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Smoothcap · Forked Veilwort · Raspberry · Wood-sorrel
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,337 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Harlequin Ladybird
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Smoothcap · Forked Veilwort · Raspberry · Wood-sorrel
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025