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52.42449, -1.44396
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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 🛝 Playground 280m away — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +109 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 36 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 05 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C05 Listed length 19 km Local walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 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
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Wildlife to spot
8,643 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,643 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +12
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Banded Demoiselle · Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +35
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Darter Butterbur · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Beggarticks · Hedera
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Hedera Hedera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,643 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +12
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Banded Demoiselle · Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +35
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Darter Butterbur · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Beggarticks · Hedera
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Hedera Hedera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
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