Whitley Common (south)
25 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
52.38199, -1.49812
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Hobby
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️E 362m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Hobby
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️E 362m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Hobby, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Hobby, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax, Volucella inanis +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 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 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef C04Listed length 14 kmLocal walking route
62 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Photos
Whitley Common, Stivichall, Coventry, early summer
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
28,786 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,786 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHobby · Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Magpie · Blue Tit +28
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Volucella inanis · Helophilus pendulus · Eupeodes · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax +45
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,786 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHobby · Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Magpie · Blue Tit +28
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Volucella inanis · Helophilus pendulus · Eupeodes · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax +45
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- EupeodesEupeodes2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Leistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineus2025Leistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2025Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Events & activities nearby
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