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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Nuneaton and Bedworth Getting here
52.51802, -1.46351
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Starling, Woodpigeon, Swift +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Swift +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Painted Lady, Small White +148 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Painted Lady, Small White +148 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ACW Circular Walk 16 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C16 Listed length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 16A (short-cut for C16) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C16A Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 14 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C14 Listed length 13 km
Show on map 85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 498 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 498 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Mural at entrance to pedestrian tunnel
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Wildlife to spot
7,365 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,365 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen +13
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Silver Fish · 2-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Field Grasshopper Pale Pink-sorrel · Orange Balsam · Clerodendrum trichotomum · Common Fleabane · Common Broomrape +21
Pale Pink-sorrel Oxalis incarnata Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Clerodendrum trichotomum Clerodendrum trichotomum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Redshank Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,365 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen +13
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Silver Fish · 2-spot Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Field Grasshopper Pale Pink-sorrel · Orange Balsam · Clerodendrum trichotomum · Common Fleabane · Common Broomrape +21
Pale Pink-sorrel Oxalis incarnata Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Clerodendrum trichotomum Clerodendrum trichotomum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Redshank Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2024
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Persicaria maculosa2024
Persicaria maculosa2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2024
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2024
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2024
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2024
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2024
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2024
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster2024
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2024
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2024
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2024
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
St. John's-Wort Hypericum2024
St. John's-Wort Hypericum2024
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2024
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2024
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2024 