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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Coventry Getting here
52.43863, -1.44961
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 on site — 6 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 on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Centenary Way
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · last seen 2024; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 61 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
Show on map Photos Coventry: St Philip's Church, Potter's Green
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Wildlife to spot
6,894 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,894 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Red Soldier Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Graphomya maculata · Eupeodes +7
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Eupeodes Eupeodes Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Dasysyrphus albostriatus 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 6,894 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Red Soldier Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Graphomya maculata · Eupeodes +7
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Eupeodes Eupeodes Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Dasysyrphus albostriatus 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
Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
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