Hill Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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52.43052, -1.41385
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 118m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 118m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Orange Balsam · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +111 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 35 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 10 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C10 Listed length 13.5 km Local walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SV Local cycle route
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 38 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 38 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos London Electric Vehicle Company, Ansty Park
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Wildlife to spot
3,350 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,350 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Coot +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Hoopoe Upupa epops2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Goosander Mergus merganser2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Oulema obscura +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Oulema obscura Oulema obscura2023 Hornet Vespa crabro Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,350 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Coot +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Hoopoe Upupa epops2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Goosander Mergus merganser2022 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Oulema obscura +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Oulema obscura Oulema obscura2023 Hornet Vespa crabro Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus2023
Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus2023
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2023
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2023
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2023
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2023
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2023
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2023
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2023
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2023
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2023
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2023
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2023
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2023
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023 