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St Paul's Church

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
☕Tawfiq Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Tawfiq Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Café

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus ribesii, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Syrphus ribesii, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Giant Blackberry · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Blackberry · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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 05Walking route

Named routeRef C05Listed length 19 kmLocal walking route

ACW Circular Walk 05A (short-cut to C05)Walking route

Named routeRef C05A

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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,437 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,437 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds27 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +22

MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

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Plants3 species

autumn

2025

Beggarticks · Branched Bur-reed · London Bur-marigold

BeggarticksBidens frondosa
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
London Bur-marigoldBidens connata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,437 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +22

MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🌿

Plants3 species

autumn

2025

Beggarticks · Branched Bur-reed · London Bur-marigold

BeggarticksBidens frondosa
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
London Bur-marigoldBidens connata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 A J Paxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Foleshill Road looking south from Station Road junction towards St. Paul's Church

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