The Parish Church of St Chad
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Coventry Getting here
52.43846, -1.46426
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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 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
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Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
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Show on map 1 signed route nearby
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Coombe Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
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Wildlife to spot
6,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,489 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Magpie · Mute Swan +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Common Gull Larus canus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swift Apus apus 🦌 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 · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +13
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Eupeodes Beggarticks · Butterbur · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Hedera
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Butterbur Petasites hybridus Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Hedera Hedera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,489 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Magpie · Mute Swan +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Common Gull Larus canus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swift Apus apus 🦌 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 · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +13
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Eupeodes Beggarticks · Butterbur · Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica · Hedera
Beggarticks Bidens frondosa Butterbur Petasites hybridus Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Reynoutria japonica x sachalinensis = R. x bohemica Hedera Hedera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo 