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If you want more information, follow links and/or refer to contacts on specific pages if they are given.

For more general information you might try starting with one of the internet links below.

A few of the key paper documents I used are indicated in the Paper References table below.

Coventry Central Library (Map32 O14 - marked "Liby"), and within the library, "Coventry Local Studies" section are an excellent source for printed information.  They have an archive very rich in lots of historic facts, and a very helpful staff who will guide you on how to find it. 

The Coventry Tourist Information Centre (Map32 P14 - from Aug-2007 within the tower of St Michael's cathedral ruins) stocks many guides and leaflets to Coventry and district.

For mapping information, consult some of the maps in the list in the Maps table below.
 

Internet Links Top

Link                    What you will find there?
http://www.sponend.org.uk/covt/covlinks.htm

"spON-LINE - A page of Coventry information links ".  The best kept listing of useful links I know.  Includes sections on:  

http://www.acoventryway.org.uk/ Coventry Way web site.
http://members.aol.com/coventryra/ Ramblers Association - Coventry Group
http://www.coventrycha.co.uk:80/ 
  (was http://covramblers.bravepages.com/)		 Coventry CHA Rambling Club.  Organise regular local walks on Saturdays and walks further afield on Sundays.
http://www.wartsoc.co.uk/links.html WART (Warwickshire Amphibian & Reptile Team) website links page.  A good list of links to Wildlife and Nature sites.
http://www.cdnhss.org.uk/ Coventry & District Natural History & Scientific Society. Particular emphasis is placed on studying and recording the natural history of sites in the Coventry district as a contribution to the assessment of the local bio-diversity, and to assist in the management and conservation of the habitat.
http://coventrysociety.org.uk Coventry Society campaigns for a quality Coventry; one that compares well with other cities of its size in the UK and Europe. Coventry Society is an independent, non-political membership organisation. It is Coventry's civic society; affiliated to the Civic Trust.
http://www.thecoventrypages.net/ target=_blank> The Coventry pages.net home page.  A good source for historic information about Coventry, plus a "Coventry Today" photo album and more ....
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/laf

Warwickshire, Solihull & Coventry Local Access Forum.  The Local Access Forum (LAF) is a statutory body and a requirement of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/portal/
    Top		 Coventry City Council Home page. 
http://www.coventry.gov.uk/parks

Coventry City Council Parks, Open Spaces and Woodlands site gives information on the management, development and promotion of approximately 2,800 acres of land around the city, offering a broad range of recreational experience.

http://www.coventry.gov.uk/healthywalks Coventry City Council Healthy Walks page

http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment/planning/local-development-framework/development-planning/

(Note: New version dated Dec-2001.  Content mostly as earlier version, but a few extra paragraphs added.  The layout is also enhanced, with many better photos.  Most of Devlopment Plan no longer available as individual chapters)

Coventry Development Plan 2001 - The City of Coventry Unitary Development Plan 1996-2011 - Published copy on Coventry City Council website of the plan.  In particular see :

  • Chapter 9 Green Environment 
  • Chapter 8 Built Environment (including Map BE (2) Conservation Areas) or
  • Main Proposals Map (PDF 8 MB)
  • City Centre Inset Map [now part of Chapter 11, access via Coventry Development Plan (PDF 11.4MB) which then invites you to download another file (PDF 3MB)]
http://www.cwn.org.uk/cdp/ Coventry Development Plan 1996-2011 - Copy of the draft plan and document archives.  Chapter 8 (PDF Format 269KB ) is about the "Green Environment Strategy".  Superceded by issues in row above.
http://www.gethealthycov.org.uk/ Get Healthy Coventry - including Coventry Let's Walk and more
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on-coventry-warwickshire/days-out-midlands-uk/  "Days Out" page (Country walks page not available on new site - Mar-2008)
http://www.visitcoventry.co.uk/ Top visitcoventry : The official visitor's guide to Coventry & Warwickshire.  Including CV One - What is CV One?  Coventry opened a new chapter in the way towns and cities are run in April 2002 with the launch of CV One, its new not-for-profit city centre management and tourism company.
http://www.picturesofcoventry.co.uk/ Pictures of Coventry from the Coventry and Warwickshire collection
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.asp?pubid=49&place=3466 A History of the County of Warwick: Volume VIII : 1969 - Index of entries covering Coventry
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countryside Warwickshire Web Countryside Recreation  - information about Warwickshire's country parks, picnic sites, over 1,700 miles of paths and trails, countryside events and activities, and much more.

http://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/leisure-culture/tourism-travel/visiting/walks-waterways

 Nuneaton and Bedworth Walks and Waterways page.  Information about walks just to the north of Coventry.
http://www.youngch.f2s.com/kfpg/ Kenilworth Footpath Preservation Group
http://www.shakespearesavonway.org/ Shakeapeare's Avon Way Association.  A 90 mile, long distance footpath, currently being developed.
http://www.cprewarwickshire.org.uk/  CPRE Warwickshire is the branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England which covers Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull
http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/ Walking Britain.  An excellent site giving the best walks all over Britain, and indexing links to other sites.
http://www.go4awalk.com  5,750 pages of information (with over a 1000 photographs) about walking in Britian's countryside including the best online UK route maps and directions available for walking in the Lake District, walking in Snowdonia, walking in The Yorkshire Dales and walking in Northumberland.
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Paper References (printed versions) Top

Document What you will find there?
Green Space Strategy for Coventry - Brochure A good map, plus summary of management guidelines from the full report.
Green Space Strategy for Coventry - Full Report Sep-1994 Guidelines for the protection, enhancement and management of the City's Open Spaces. 118 pages
Coventry City Centre Trail 1993 (reprinted 2000). A guide to the 60 most important sites within the city centre.  Can be bought from the Information Centre.
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Maps (printed versions) Top

Map Buy map online? What you will find there?
AA Street by Street Coventry Rugby BUY MAP ONLINE Coventry Street Map in detail, with street index and covering Rugby, Kenilworth, Bedworth, etc.
Geographers' A-Z Street Atlas Coventry Rugby BUY MAP ONLINE Coventry Street Map in detail, with street index and covering Rugby, Kenilworth, Bedworth, etc.
OS Explorer Sheet 221 BUY MAP ONLINE 1:25000 Coventry & Warwick
OS Explorer Sheet 222 BUY MAP ONLINE 1:25000 Rugby
The Coventry Development Plan 1998  see references in Internet Links above 1:12,500 Coventry "Main Proposals Map" annotated with actual and proposed development plan areas
1:2,500 Coventry "City Centre Inset Map" annotated with actual and proposed development plan areas
Warwickshire County Council Definitive public rights of way maps   Sheets 28NE, 38NW, 38NE, 28SE, 38SW, 38SE, 27NE, 37NW, 37NE, 27SE, 37SW, 37SE - see Relationship of Grids map for details of areas covered.

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