Tilehill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
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52.40810, -1.59072
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 32 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km 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 Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 01 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C01 Listed length 11 km Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 01A (short-cut for C01) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C01A Local walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Forgotten Pond, Tilehill Wood
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15,735 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,735 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Squirrel · Bat · Rabbit · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 14-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug +8
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,735 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Grey Squirrel · Bat · Rabbit · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bat Chiroptera Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 14-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug +8
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly
Hornet Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci 