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52.43098, -1.49533
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus ribesii +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus ribesii +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi 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 ACW Circular Walk 05 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C05 Listed length 19 km Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 05A (short-cut to C05) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C05A
Show on map 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,569 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,569 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swift Apus apus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri Greylag Goose Anser anser Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roach
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus ribesii · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Southern Hawker +5
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Beggarticks · Branched Bur-reed · London Bur-marigold · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Giant Blackberry
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum London Bur-marigold Bidens connata Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,569 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swift Apus apus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri Greylag Goose Anser anser Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roach
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus ribesii · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Southern Hawker +5
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Beggarticks · Branched Bur-reed · London Bur-marigold · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Giant Blackberry
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum London Bur-marigold Bidens connata Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
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