Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.52932, -1.51731
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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 17Walking route▾
Named routeRef C17Listed length 9 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 17A (short-cut to C17)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C17ALocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 17X (eXtra to Tippers Hill)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C17XLocal walking route
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route498 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Alternative RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
East end of Merlin Avenue, Whittleford, Nuneaton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
19,161 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,161 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Swift · Magpie · Blackcap +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes luniger +4
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Rosa canina · Lilac · Purple Toadflax · Fern-grass · Amphibious Bistort +106
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- LilacSyringa vulgaris
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,161 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Swift · Magpie · Blackcap +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eupeodes luniger +4
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Rosa canina · Lilac · Purple Toadflax · Fern-grass · Amphibious Bistort +106
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- LilacSyringa vulgaris
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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