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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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52.48706, -1.36713
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Green-veined White +163 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Green-veined White +163 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 12A (short-cut for C12) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C12A Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 13 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C13 Listed length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
N/A Cycling route 433 m ▾
Named route Length 433 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
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Wildlife to spot
8,100 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,100 records · National Biodiversity Network Greenfinch · Skylark · Song Thrush · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +30
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Common Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Noctule · Myotis Bat species
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Lissotriton
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Lissotriton Lissotriton Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Ringlet +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Green-veined White Pieris napi2022 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2022 Small White Pieris rapae2022 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,100 records · National Biodiversity Network Greenfinch · Skylark · Song Thrush · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +30
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Common Pipistrelle · Leisler's Bat · Noctule · Myotis Bat species
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2022 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Lissotriton
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Lissotriton Lissotriton Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Ringlet +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Green-veined White Pieris napi2022 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2022 Small White Pieris rapae2022 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2022
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2022
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2022
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2022
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2022
Large White Pieris brassicae2022
Large White Pieris brassicae2022
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2022
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2022
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2022
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2022
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2022
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022 