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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.39382, -1.55888
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Canada Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Canada Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Canada Goose, Blue Tit +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Magpie, Canada Goose, Blue Tit +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Anasimyia contracta +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
74 signed routes nearby
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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▾
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Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route▾
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Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route▾
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
21,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,282 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +22
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species
- BatChiroptera
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects77 species
springsummer
2025▾
Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Anasimyia contracta · Eristalis intricaria · Syrphus +72
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Water Bent · Polygonatum
- Water BentPolypogon viridis
- PolygonatumPolygonatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,282 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +22
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species
- BatChiroptera
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects77 species
springsummer
2025▾
Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Anasimyia contracta · Eristalis intricaria · Syrphus +72
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Water Bent · Polygonatum
- Water BentPolypogon viridis
- PolygonatumPolygonatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansParhelophilusParhelophilusParhelophilusParhelophilusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleLiguropia juniperiLiguropia juniperiLiguropia juniperiLiguropia juniperiAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataSphaerophoria rueppelliiSphaerophoria rueppelliiSphaerophoria rueppelliiSphaerophoria rueppelliiConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusWoolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerumWoolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerumMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataWater MeasurerHydrometra stagnorumWater MeasurerHydrometra stagnorumSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus alaudaCionus alaudaCionus alaudaCionus alauda10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataRhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testaceaRhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicusMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusPlatycheirus tarsalisPlatycheirus tarsalisPlatycheirus tarsalisPlatycheirus tarsalisCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaDideaDideaDideaDideaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCantharis decipiensCantharis decipiensCantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisPipizaPipizaPipizaPipizaBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongata