Site of Disused Mine Shaft 5 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Nuneaton and Bedworth Getting here
52.45986, -1.46717
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 438m away — 4 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 438m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +93 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 52
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 7 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 ACW Circular Walk 11 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C11 Listed length 15 km Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 11A (short-cut on C11) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C11A Local walking route
Show on map 56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
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 Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SV Local cycle route
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 Photos Coventry Canal, looking towards Sutton Stop
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Wildlife to spot
8,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Hobby +42
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Otiorhynchus · Juniper Shieldbug · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly +7
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Otiorhynchus Otiorhynchus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Beggarticks · Monkeyflower Species
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Monkeyflower Species Erythranthe Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Hobby +42
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Otiorhynchus · Juniper Shieldbug · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly +7
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Otiorhynchus Otiorhynchus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Beggarticks · Monkeyflower Species
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Monkeyflower Species Erythranthe Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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