Coventry Walks - Index 3

Ref.	Description	Map Link(s) & Grid Reference	Other Links/ References	Good for Dogs Key	Notes
2. A1	Alan Higgs Centre	Map33 T18-U18	Description		A new Leisure Centre and Football Academy, with nearby footpaths
2.A2	Allesley Country Paths	Map11 B3 to Map12 J5 to Map21 F12 A10	2002 Book p7 Elkin Wood Desc'n		Extensive farmland within Coventry boundaries. Rights of way footpaths shown on map. 1st link is to walk I submitted to Walking Britain website. 2nd link is to the Coventry City Council "Guide to Walks in .." leaflet. 3rd reference is to the Coventry Evening Telegraph new book "Country Walks with Ron Weston " published May-2002. 4th link is to Elkin Wood Description
2.A3	Allesley Park & Village AP to Coundon Wedge	Map21 H11-I12 Map21 G12 to I11 & Map22 J11 to K9			Transcript of Coventry Evening Telegraph Urban Walk 4-Apr-2001 Transcript of Coventry Evening Telegraph Country Walk 6-May-2006
2.A4	Allesley Park Walled Garden	Map21 H12	Description		Help our volunteers to re-create the sights, sounds and tastes of a traditional kitchen garden producing fruit, flowers and vegetables from a bygone age.
2.A5	Allesley Village Conservation Area	Map21 H11-I11	ACWCS Leaflet		Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure See also 2007 leaflet "ALLESLEY VILLAGE COVENTRY : A Village Trail and A Countryside Walk On Coundon Wedge" : published by ACWCS & available from Coventry Central Library
2.A6	Allesley Village Jubilee Nature Reserve	Map21 I12	Description
2.A7	Anderson Garden	Map21 I11	Description		A delightful little garden in Allesley, created in 2003 as a memorial to Rob and Molly Anderson
2.B1	Bell Green Wildlife Conservation Area	Map23 T8	Description		A small and little known oasis
2.B2	Binley Recreation Ground	Map43 X19	see Claybrookes Marsh		A large area of open grass adjacent to Claybrookes Marsh, with linking paths through the fence.
2.B3	Binley Sowe River Walks	Map33 V15-W15	Description		A little known short Sowe Valley walk. Can link to Binley Church footpath and return by part of the Sowe Valley Footpath.
2.B4	Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve	Map43 Y21-Z22 OS Explorer Sheet 221 GR:385758	Brandon Marsh website		Just Outside Coventry - SE 4mi. 200 acres of lakes, marshes, woodland and grassland.
2.B5	Brandon Wood	Map43 Z19-ZA20; OS Explorer Sheet 221 GR:395766	Local Heritage Initiative web-site		Just Outside Coventry - ESE 4mi. 178 acres of Replanted Ancient Woodland owned by the Friends of Brandon Wood and managed by it's Trustees.
2.B6	Bunsons Wood	Map12 K3-K4	Description		Ancient Woodland worth exploring.
2.C1	Caludon Castle Park / Caludon Hall Park	Map23 W12	Description		Are Caludon Castle Park and Caludon Hall Park the same place?
2.C2	Canley Corridor	Map31 C17 to Map32 K18	Description		A narrow green corridor, but wide in parts. Mixed short grass and long wild herb areas. Overshadowed by the railway, and the noises and smells of the Torrington Avenue factories beyond, but an interesting walk
2.C3	Canley Ford	Map32 L18 to Map42 K19	Description Friends of Canley Ford website Booklet		The booklet "Canley Ford History Trail" , prepared by The friends of Canley Ford History Group, is available from Herbert Art Gallery or the Information Office. Coventry Web link is to part two of the "Canley and Canley Ford" walk on Coventry Web site
2.C4	Cash's Park and Cash's Spinney	Map22 O11-12			A small Spinney in a small but attractive park near the jinctions of Cash's Lane with Kingfield Road.
2.C5	Chapelfields Conservation Area	Map32 L13			Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure
2.C6	Claybrookes Marsh	Map43 X19 to Map33 Y18	Notice Board		This is an important wildlife area that has developed on what was once part of Binley Colliery and railway sidings.
2.C7	Coombe Abbey Country Park	just East of Map33 ZA13; OS Explorer Sheet 222 GR:404798	BBC web-site Coventry Council leaflet Coombe Country Park Story of Coombe Abbey		Just Outside Coventry - E 4mi. 450 acres of woodland, lakes and beautiful gardens 2nd Ref. Coventry Council free leaflet "Coombe Country Park" available from Coombe Abbey visitor centre includes map, description and details 3rd Ref. to Coventry Council Coombe Country Park Woodlands leaflet 4th Ref. is to internet version of "The Story of Coombe Abbey" on this site
2.C8	Coombe Park Events and Activites	as above	List of Events		List provided by Coombe Country Park staff, and updated regularly
2.C9	Corley Moor	Map11 (nearly all of this sheet?)	Book 2 Walk 6 Book 3 Walk 9 1999 Book pp 42-43		Just Outside Coventry - NW 4½mi. Corley Moor village is in Warwickshire, but the vast area of farmland just to the south-east is all in Coventry, and usually referred to as Corley Moor. [Reference are to the Coventry Evening Telegraph Country Walks books, reprints from the regular Saturday articles in the paper since 1982; A new book "Country Walks by Ron Weston" was published May-2002. ]
2.C10	Coundon Hall Park	Map22 K7-L8	Description		Also known simply as "Coundon Park"
2.C11	Coundon Wedge	Map22 J8 to Map21 I11 Map22 K7 to J11 & Map21 I11 to I21	Description ACWCS leaflet		Excellent walking country in the Coventry "Green Belt" wedge, not effected as much as feared by the "recent" new road. Coventry City Council link is to their "Guide to Walks in .." leaflet. Transcript of Coventry Evening Telegraph Country Walk 7-Jan-2006 : Coundon Wedge to Allesley Village See also 2007 leaflet "ALLESLEY VILLAGE COVENTRY : A Village Trail and A Countryside Walk On Coundon Wedge" : published by ACWCS & available from Coventry Central Library
2.C12	Coundon Wood	Map22 J7-K7	Description		A new wood created in 2005 SW of Coundon Park
2.C13	Coventry Cathedral Quarter	Map32 P14-P15	Walk of 1000 years Walk of 1000 years tours		Reference is to a booklet "Walk of 1000 years: A unique tour through a unique history - Coventry's Cathedral Quarter". Available from Tourist Information Centre price £1. Link is to icCoventry's page outlining available guided tours.
2.C14	Coventry City Centre	Map32 N13-P15	Coventry's Historic Heart : A Walking Tour		Updated trail book 2004 - Available from Tourist Information Centre price £1
2.C15	Coventry City Wall	Map32 O14-Q15	CET 31-Mar CET 7-Apr Photos		Transcripts of Coventry Evening Telegraph Urban Walks 31-Mar-2001 & 7-Apr-2001 The Photos link is to The City Walls page of Rob Orlands Coventry site.
2.C16	Crampers Field	Map22 M12			A little green on Moseley Avenue. See also note with Naul's Mill Park below.
2.C17	Cubbington Road Open Space	Map23 S7	Description
2.D1	Draycote Water Country Park	OS Explorer Sheet 222 GR: 464 690	Severn Trent web-site		Just Outside Coventry - SE 10mi. This 20 acre Country Park offers wonderful views over Draycote Water Reservoir.
2.E1	Earlsdon, Hearsall Common & Old Canley	Map32 J15 to Map42 K19	Panoramas		Transcript of Coventry Evening Telegraph Urban Walk 21-Apr-2001. Panorama link is to site with many Earlsdon panoramas.
2.E2	Eastern Green Corridor	Map31 D13 to Map32 J14	Description		A narrow green corridor, but with lots of trees and a good variety of building types.
2.E3	Eastern Green Recreation Ground	Map21 C12	Coventy CC Parks		A large grassed area with some benches and a children's play area
2.E4	Edgwick Park	Map22 Q9	Coventy CC Parks		A small community park, but with good mature trees, and interestingly almost completely surrounded by terraced houses backing onto the park.
2.E5	Elkin Wood	Map11 E5	Description		A wood in linked to many Allesley Country Paths
2.F1	Far Gosford Street Conservation Area	Map32 Q15-R14			Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure
2.F2	Fillongley	OS Explorer Sheet 221 or Map11 E1-E2			Transcript of Coventry Telegraph Urban Walk 7-Jul-2007.
2.F3	Fisher Park	Map22 G8-G9			A small community park which has recently had a "makeover" (a rejuviation projectfunded by the Single Regeneration Budget)
2.F4	Floyds Fields	Map31 C16	Description		One of Coventrys less well known formal parks.
2.F5	Foleshill Park	Map22 N8-P8			I believe this was Foleshill Park? It is marked Foleshill Park on some maps, but not on others, and has no notices on site. It is in Whitmore Park district, and sometimes gets labelled Whitmore Park. From early2005 it is called Holbrooks Park. See New name to end park 'confusion'for details.
2.G1	Gosford Green and Gosford Park	Map33 S15 to Map32 R14			Gosford Green is described as part of Stoke Green Conservation Area. Gosford Park is surrounded by busy roads, but a little green oasis. Both are in the Gosford Green district, divided by the new A444, but linked via the new grass verges of the realigned Humber Road.
2.G2	Greyfriars Green Conservation Area	Map32 O15			Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure
2.H1	Hawkesbury Junction Conservation Area	Map13 T4-U3			see also Sutton Stop Second link is to the "Hawkesbury Junction" walk on Coventry Web site
2.H2	Hawkesbury Village Green	Map13 V5	Description		An interesting Community Park by the Oxford Canal.
2.H3	Hartshill Hayes Country Park	OS Explorer Sheet 232 GR: 315 946	Warwickshire CC web-site		Just Outside Coventry - NNW 9½ mi. 137 acres of woodland and open hilltop with magnificent views across the Anker Valley.
2.H4	Hartshill Quarryman's Walk	OS Explorer Sheet 232 GR: 328 952	web-site		The Quarryman's Walk runs along a two and a half mile stretch of the Coventry Canal at Hartshill, just north of Nuneaton. The web-site gives detailed description, maps, photos, etc.
2.H5	Hearsall Common	Map32 J15-L16	Description		see also "Earlsdon, Hearsall Common & Old Canley" walk above.
2.H6	High Street Conservation Area	Map32 O15-P15			Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure
2.H7	Hill Top Conservation Area	Map32 O14-P14			Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure
2.H8	Holbrooks Park	Map22 N8-P8			Untill early-2005 known as Foleshill Park. See New name to end park 'confusion'for details.
2.I1	Ivy Farm Lane Conservation Area	Map42 J19			Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure
2.J1	The Jordans	Map31 I13			A small wood, hidden in a housing estate
2.K1	Kenilworth Common	OS Explorer Sheet 221 GR:297730			Just Outside Coventry - SW 4mi
2.K2	Kenilworth Walks	OS Explorer Sheet 221 GR:270720	More Kenilworth Footpaths		Just Outside Coventry - SW 5mi. Ref is to outline of More Kenilworth Footpaths book, published by the Kenilworth Footpath Preservation Group. The book giving maps and descriptions of 19 round walks for all the family, from 1½ to miles, in Kenilworth and surrounding areas.
2.K3	Kenilworth Road Conservation Area	Map41 I24 to Map32 N17			1st link is to Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure 2nd link is to Coventry City Council Kenilworth Road Woodlands leaflet.
2.K4	Keresley Parish	Map11 I2 Map12 M6			part of Ancient Arden. Link is to the Coventry City Council "Guide to Walks in .." leaflet.
2. L1	Lady Herberts Garden Conservation Area	Map32 O14-P14			Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure Coventry Web link is to a Coventry Haunt photo page on Coventry Web site
2.L2	Lake View Park	Map32 K13-L14	Description		The Sherbourne Valley Footpath?
2.L3	Leamington walks	OS Explorer Sheet 221 GR:335665	BBC web-site		Just Outside Coventry - S 8mi. Follow the Edwardians in a Leamington walk - review of An unusual book is encouraging walkers to rediscover the footpaths around Leamington, once trodden by our Edwardian fore-fathers. Includes details of 2 of the walks.
2.L4	London Road Conservation Area	Map32 Q17			Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure
2.L5	Longford Park Longford Corridor	Map13 S6-T6	Description		A local park for Longford & Alderman's Green, but well worth a visit. The central part of "Longford Corridor", with the River Sowe flowing through wide areas of grass.
2.L6	Longford Community Nature Park	Map12 R5	Description		Just across Longford Road from the main entrance to Longford park, a path leads past a grassy patch in front of an advertising hording. Follow this to a surprising large green area, with paths joining up with Coventry Canal.
2.L7	Lower Stoke Railway and London Road Allotments	Map32 R18-R15	Description		A Coventry Nature Conservation Site (CNCS)
2.L8	Lunt Roman Fort	Map42 Q22	Cov museum web page		Just Outside Coventry - SSE 2½mi. In Warwickshire, but run by Coventry City Council
2.M1	Memorial Park	Map32 N17 to Map42 M19	Description Coventry CC web-site		Coventry's most visited park. Coventry Web link is to a Coventry Haunt photo page on Coventry Web site
2.M2	Moseley Avenue Park	Map32 M13 to Map22 M12	Coventy CC Parks		A small grassed area with laid out paths
2.M3	Millisons Wood	OS Explorer Sheet 221 GR:262814	English Nature web-site		Just Outside Coventry - WNW 5½mi. A 25 acre Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in Meriden, just over the Coventry-Solihull border.
2.N1	Naul's Mill Park Naul's Mill Conservation Area	Map32 N13	Spon End and Nauls Mill ALD website		A small but attractive park. If you want a little longer walk, include the canal basin &/or Cramper's Field. Part of proposed Naul's Mill Conservation Area. Also part of "Spon End and Nauls Mill Area of Local Distinctiveness" - link is to this site.
2.N2	Nuneaton and Bedworth	Map12 and North; OS Explorer Sheets 221 and 232	Description		Just Outside Coventry - N 8mi. Our neighbours, over the border to the north of Coventry. The Description gives index to the set of booklets available, and links to outline information and gives details of where to get the booklets.
2.O1	Old Church Road Park	Map23 S7	Description		Officially called "Cubbington Road Open Space" but I prefer the name "Old Church Road Park".
2.O2	Old Shepherd Recreation Ground	Map22 L9	Description		There is a green strip between Keresley Road and Kelmscote Road. (I've called it Old Shepherd Recreation Ground after the PH on Keresley Road - what is correct name?). To the north is a large area of grass, which provides excellent views from the public path - but this area is private.
2.P1	Peggy's Park	Map22 G7			A little open space near the site for the proposed new Arena/ Coventry City Stadium
2.P2	Piles Coppice	Map33 Z18 to Map43 Y19	Description		In Warwickshire, but only just over the border. A Woodland Trust wood.
2.P3	Potters Green Corridor	Map23 V7 to Map23 W10	Description		The most complex of the three green "corridors", varying from barely 10yds wide to nearly 1000yds wide.
2.P4	Primrose Hill Park	Map32 R13	Hillfields Partnership web site		A little green oasis between Hillfields and the Coventry City Football Club Stadium.
2.P5	Prior Derham Park	Map31 I18			a.k.a Canley Park. Link is to part one of the "Canley and Canley Ford" walk on Coventry Web site
2.P6	Prologis Country Park	Map12 N3-O4	Description		A newly developed nature area, just over the border in Warwickshire.
2.P7	Purcell Road Meadow	Map23 T9-U9	Description		A nature meadow by the River Sowe.
2.Q1	Quinton Park & Quinton Pool	Map32 P18	Essays 7		A little park with an attractive pool - and many ducks, geese & seagulls.
2.R1	Radford Common	Map22 M11			Large grassed area
2.R2	Radford Recreation Ground	Map22 N12-M12	Coventy CC Parks		Large grassed area
2.R3	Red House Park	Map22 Q11-R11	Coventy CC Parks		Play area, multi use games area & laid out paths
2.R4	RICOH Arena	Map12 Q5 to Map22 R7	Arena Web-site		The Arena area includes the new Coventry City FC Stadium, Tesco Extra and other stores. Landscaping activities include creating new paths - the maps show those now available.
2.R5	Ryton Organic Gardens	OS Explorer Sheet 222 GR:402744	BBC web-site		Just Outside Coventry - SE 5 mi. 10 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens where the vegetable is king and where you can find out everything about organic gardening and food.
2.R6	Ryton Pools Country Park	OS Explorer Sheet 221 GR:374728	Warwickshire CC web-site		Just Outside Coventry - SSE 4½mi. The 100 acres of Ryton Pools Country Park are just waiting to be explored. The many different habitats are home to a wide range of birds and other wildlife.
2.S1	Snake in the Grass	Map22 Q12	Coventy CC Parks		Canal side area, benches
2.S2	Sovereign Park	Map32 M15	Picture on News Archive page		An interesting little park near Spon End. Note the Broomfield Tavern, a pub on the Pub Trail. See spON-LINE website for details.
2.S3	Sowe Common	Map13 X6 to Map23 W7	see History Notes on Potters Green Corridor		see History Notes on Potters Green Corridor page for information about former colleries and their transport links
2.S4	Spencer Park	Map32 M16-N16	Panorama		Link is to a panorama and brief description at http://www.panoramic-earlsdon.org.uk/ - includes links to many more Earlsdon panoramas
2.S5	Spon End	Map32 M13	spON-LINE website		Link is to the spON-LINE site - "Coventry's first community web site, Serving the Spon End, Chapelfields and Naul's Mill communities". Also see Spon End, Chapelfields and Nauls Mill Heritage Walks - currently some at draft stage, but still very useful
2.S6	Spon Street Conservation Area	Map32 N14-O14			Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochures. See South or North side for "panoramas" of buildings.
2.S7	St Margaret's Park	Map33 U13	Coventy CC Parks		Large grassed area, with a newly refurbished play area for smaller children, and skateboard ramps for the older ones
2.S8	Steetley Meadows	Map 43 X21-Y22	Description		Steetley Meadows is an area of approximately 35 acres of meadows, woodland, willow carr, SSSI and ponds bounded to the north by the River Avon.
2.S9	Stoke Floods Stoke Flash	Map33 W15-X15			On the Sowe Valley Footpath
2.S10	Stoke Green Conservation Area	Map33 S14-S15			Transcript of Coventry Evening Telegraph Urban Walk 5-May-2001. Transcript of Coventry City Council Conservation Area Brochure
2.S11	Stoke Heath Common	Map23 S11-S12			With green link path down to Barras Heath then back via Coventry Canal.
2.S12	Sutton Stop	Map13 T4-U3	Description		The "Stop Lock" at Hawkesbury Junction. See also Hawkesbury Junction. The Junction of the Coventry Canal and the Oxford Canal. Also the end of the Coventry Canal Art Trail, the start of the Sowe Valley Footpath plus a point on the Warwickshire Centenary Way!
2.S13	Stonebridge Meadows	Map42 R21			On the Sowe Valley Footpath proposed extension, but for the time being only sensibly reached by car
2.S14	Swan Lane Pocket Park	Map22 R11	Coventy CC Parks		Canal side area, benches
2.S15	Swanswell Park & Pool	Map32 P13-P14	Hillfields website		Try the walk including Swanswell Pool, the City Farm and Primrose Hill Park
2.T1	Ten Shilling Wood & Park Wood	Map31 D18-G18	Description		Including the green open space between the woods and Westwood Heath business park. The woods are also known as "Canley Woodlands" Coventry City Council link is to Canley Woodlands leaflet.
2.T2	Tile Hill Woods	Map31 D14-G15 to D17	Description		Including Tile Hill Wood, Pig Wood, Plants Hill Wood & Limbrick Wood. Coventry City Council link is to Tile Hill Woodlands leaflet.
2.T3	The Alan Higgs Centre	Map33 T18-U18 Map43 T19	Description		A new Leisure Centre and Football Academy in Allard way, which has a footpath though the main site, a new bridge over the River Sowe, and landscaping plans for the gree area to the south.
2.T4	Top Green	Map32 N17	Description		Northern part of Kenilworth Road Conservation Area
2.U1	University of Warwick Sculpture Trail	Map41 H20-I21	Uni. of Warwick website tour		Transcript of Coventry Evening Telegraph Urban Walk 12-May-2001. Web-site tour is link to university web site, and then optionally to "Quicktime" panorama views (these are however large files, and slow to download)
2.U2	University of Warwick woodlands	Map41 I21 to Map42 K19	Information Notices Gibbet Hill Wood Tocil Wood Tocil Pools		Including Tocil Wood (Ancient), Gibbet Hill Wood (Brand New) and the lakes (Tocil Pools) and route along Canley Brook towards Canley Ford.
2.W1	Wainbody Wood	Map42 K22-K23	Description
2.W2	War Memorial Park		see Memorial Park above		see Memorial Park above
2.W3	Webster's Park	Map22 O17	Description		Coventry's newest Area Park
2.W4	Willenhall Wood	Map43 V20-X19	Description		A large wood, with a well surfaced path into much of it, and lots of grassland beyond. You can even hear the birds singing - in spite of the planes, trains & automobiles! Coventry City Council link is to Willenhall Wood Woodlands leaflet.
2.W5	Whitley Area; Whitley Common	Map32 Q18 to Map43 S20	Description		Including Whitley Common, Whitley Bridge & Whitley Grove, with plenty of scope to explore the open grassland nearby.
2.W6	Woodway Park	Map23 X8-Y9	Description		Woodway Park boasts a mini-green-wedge and a micro-green-corridor.
2.W7	Wyken Croft Nature Park	Map23 V11-W11	Description		On the Sowe Valley Footpath, but worth a visit to see the rest of the park, and the little "village" church.
2.W8	Wyken Slough/ Wyken Pool	Map13 U6-V6			On the Sowe Valley Footpath, but worth a visit to see the pool, the rest of the park, and the nature reserve to the east.

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