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Heckley Playing Fields

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.46592, -1.48424

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Little Ringed Plover, Hobby +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Little Ringed Plover, Hobby +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird +160 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird +160 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 6 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
ACW Circular Walk 11Walking route
Named routeRef C11Listed length 15 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 11A (short-cut on C11)Walking route
Named routeRef C11ALocal walking route
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Cycling

56 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
Cycle Coventry Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeRef SVLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North along Coventry Road in Exhall

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North along Coventry Road in Exhall

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🌱River Sowe floodplain parklandUrban park3.1 km→🌱Longford ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Holbrooks ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Potters Green CorridorUrban park4.4 km→🌱Coundon Hall ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Miners' Welfare ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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