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The Ivor Preece Field

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.39845, -1.42874

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Helina evecta, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Helina evecta, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 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
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 05Walking route
Named routeRef C05Listed length 19 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeRef SVLocal cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ivor Preece Field

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ivor Preece Field

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✦COMBE ABBEYHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Wyken Croft Nature ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Potters Green CorridorUrban park4 km→🌱Gosford GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Charterhouse Heritage ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Charterhouse FieldUrban park4.5 km→

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