Stoke Floods - Oct-2001

Nature Conservation Sites

This page lists the various categories of Nature Conservation sites within Coventry boundaries.  National Grid References and Coventry Walks Maps Grid reference are both given. All sites are labelled on the maps.

For your information, the annex attempts to define the various categories.  Many areas fall under more than one category.

Most of the information is derived from the latest available table supplied by Coventry City Council, or from the "Green Space Strategy for Coventry" book published in Sep-1994 - a good source for more background information.

Item	Name and Description	note 1	LNR	AW	Photo &/or Desc'n note 2	National Grid Reference	Coventry Walks Map Ref.	Area (ha) note 3
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
1.	Herald Way Marsh (Claybrookes Marsh): Biological SSSI	A+	LNR			SP379769	Map43 X19 to Map33 Y18	9.829
2.	Tile Hill Wood: Biological SSSI	A+	LNR			SP280790	Map31 D14-E15	29.42
3.	Websters Clay Pit: Geological SSSI (now largely buried)	X (till public park opens)				SP340805	Map22 G11	0.5 (est.)
Coventry Nature Conservation Sites (CNCS) and similar private sites (Items with number-letter)
0a	Allesley Village Jubilee Nature Reserve	A+					Map21 I12
1.	Baginton Fields	A+				SP358759	Map43 T21	3.711
2.	Belcher's Wood	P (road)				SP289835	Map11 F5-F6	0.7524
2a	Bell Green Wildlife Conservation Area	A+					Map23 T8	0.??
3.	Binley Little Wood	A+		AW		SP378777	Map33 X17	2.241
4.	Bunsons Wood	A		AW		SP313844	Map12 K3-L4	9.8
5.	Burnsall Road	A+				SP305774 & 304772	Map31 I17 to Map32 J18	4.556
6.	Coundon Wedge Grasslands	A+				SP304807	Map22 J11	52.36
7.	Duggins Lane Pond	X				SP273775	Map31 C17	0.3
8.	Elkin Wood	A+		AW		SP281838	Map11 E5	4.93
9.	Finham Park Ponds	X				SP321759	Map42 M21	0.46
9a	Grays Wood (Lake View Park)	A+					Map32 K13	0.??
10.	Hall Yard Wood	P		AW		SP306844	Map12 J3-J4	2.319
11.	Harvest Hill Daffodil Meadow (also a Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve )	P (roads - but also see WWT site)			see   WWT site	SP279822	Map21 D8	0.62
12.	Hawkesbury Spinney	P				SP364844	Map13 U3	2.528
13.	Hearsall Common Woodland	A+	LNR			SP309786	Map32 J15-K15	8.0
14.	Hearsall Golf Course Ponds	X (golf course)				SP315772	Map32 L18	0.617
15.	Herald Way Marsh (Claybrookes Marsh LNR)	A+	LNR			SP379769	Map43 X19 to Map33 Y18	4.1
16.	Kenilworth Road Spinney and Wainbody Woods	A+	LNR			SP304742 to 317765	Map41 I24 to Map42 L19	33.95
17.	Leys Farm Ponds	P				SP281829 & 281832	Map21 E7 & Map11 E6	0.5891
18.	Limbrick Wood	A+	LNR	AW		SP289786	Map31 F15	9.447
19.	Longford Community Nature Park	A+				SP347835	Map12 R5	5.651
20.	Long Lady Wood	P		AW		SP296842	Map11 H4	2.969
21.	Lower Stoke Railway and London Road Allotments	P + Part A				SP347772 to 349788	Map32 R18-R15	12.065
22.	Mill Farm Meadow	X				SP294828	Map21 G7	2.5
23.	Park Wood	A+	LNR	AW		SP283771	Map31 E18	20.76
24.	Pickford Brook Meadows	A+				SP290805	Map21 F11-G12	3.499
25.	Pickford Farm Ponds	X				SP282817	Map21 E9	0.59
26.	Pig Wood	A+	LNR	AW		SP281783	Map31 E16	5.644
27.	Pikehorn Wood, Keresley Mere and The Alders	X		AW		SP309840	Map12 J4-K5	8.878
28.	Pinkett's Wood	X		AW		SP274819	Map21 C9-D9	1.767
29.	Plants Hill Wood	A+	LNR	AW		SP280781	Map31 D16-E16	9.366
30.	Potters Green Mineral Line	A+				SP373814	Map23 W10-W9	6.268
31.	Purcell Road Meadow	A				SP360817	Map23 T9-U9	2.328
32.	Rough Close and adjoining meadows (Coventry section)	P (paths in adjoining meadows)				SP270785	Map31 B15	7.605
33.	Sharman's Tip	P				SP382789	Map33 Y15	2.9
34.	Siskin Drive Bird Sanctuary (Coventry section)	P (road)				SP365748	Map43 V23	3.184
35.	Sowe Valley: Dorchester Way	A+				SP378803 to 379794	Map23 X12 to Map33 Y13	16.96
36.	Sowe Valley: Stoke Aldemoor to London Road	A+				SP364781 to 358764	Map33 U17 to Map43 T20	27.898
37.	Sowe Valley: Wyken Croft to Ansty Road	A+				SP366809 to 376808	Map23 V11-X11	10.99
38.	Stivichall Common and Canley Ford	A+	LNR			SP311769 to 323774	Map32 K18 to Map42 L19	25.192
39.	Stoke Floods	A+	LNR		and at top of this page	SP357788	Map33 W15-X15	18.13
40.	Ten Shilling Wood	A+	LNR	AW		SP290771	Map31 G18	5.0
41.	Tocil Wood and Brookstray	A+		AW		SP304755	Map41 I21-I22	21.61
42.	Wall Hill Wood  (aka?? Hawkes End Wood)	P		AW		SP300829	Map21 I7 to Map11 I6	1.144
42a	Wedge Wood - A Community Woodland (Counden Wedge)	A+					Map22 K11	1.??
43.	Westwood Way Pond	P				SP291766	Map41 G19	0.398
44.	Whitley Grove (also AW), Stonebridge Meadows and Lower Sowe & Sherbourne Valleys (Stonebridge Meadows LNR - also Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve )	A+	LNR	AW	WWT site	SP348756 to 350765	Map43 S20 to Map42 R21	33.9162
45.	Willenhall Wood (also AW) and Meadow (both LNR)	A+	LNR	AW		SP370762	Map43 V20-X19	15.01
46.	Woodway Grange Moat	P				SP369819	Map23 V9	0.3186
47.	Wyken Slough	A+	LNR			SP363834	Map13 U6	34.66
Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS)
48.	Coventry, Ring Road					SP33167955	Map32 O13	0.1
49.	Gibbet Hill Middle Quarry (Gibbet Hill Farm Quarry)					SP30457521	Map41 I22	0.396
								Total : 489 ha

Notes:	1. Access Key	A+	=	Access Good via public paths
		A	=	Access Good, via paths used by local people
		P	=	Passing path(s) or road along boundary, but no access into nature area
		?	=	Access rights not known at present (will investigate soon)
		X	=	No public access
	2.  Links to either:		= Photo = a single Photo, or   = Photo+Description = a Photo within a Description Page
	3. Area Units	1 ha (hectare) = 2.4711 acres = 10000 square metres
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