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52.41382, -1.52764

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Market Street Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Market Street Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Allotments

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 4 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 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

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Cycling

73 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 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

14,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Dunnock +23

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
MagpiePica pica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springwinter

2026

Yellow Meadow Ant · 7-spot Ladybird

Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,135 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Dunnock +23

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
MagpiePica pica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springwinter

2026

Yellow Meadow Ant · 7-spot Ladybird

Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of former London Taxi Company factory, Holyhead Road, Coventry

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