Dog walk

Tile Hill Woodlands

Coventry

Type of walk

Hilly, Flat, Forest

What's here

Free Parking, Off Lead Areas, On Lead Areas, Animals On Route

About this walk

(Tile Hill Woodlands includes The Hill Wood, Pig Wood, Plants Hill Wood and Limbrick Wood).People living in Coventry are fortunate to have large areas of woodland in easy access. Many are ancient woods (areas which have been under native tree cover since the year 1600). They are well - established and many have remained unaltered for years. Over the centuries these woods have provided landowners with timber for building, fencing, farm tools and fuel. They were also used as game reserves or as 'pannage' for swine, from which Pig Wood derives its name (see Pig Wood section).The character of the woods was preserved because as trees were felled, others were planted - hence the name Plants Hill Wood - meaning 'Plantation on the Hill'.All the woods are a haven for walkers, birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts, each wood having a network of paths and rides. Paths take you alongside ponds rich in plankton and insect life; through tree-lined avenues, providing shelter from sun, wind and rain, while nature's minstrels whistle and sing you on your way. However, you must keep a sharp look-out for the woodlands' quieter and shyer creatures, such as wood mice, foxes, squirrels, moles and snakes.Whatever time of the year it is, you will see things of beauty and interest. Brightly coloured wildflowers in the spring and summer; fleeting butterflies; and many shades of green, gold and brown foliage in the autumn and winter.

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Coventry City Council Visit

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Comments (4)

Cosh123
4 years ago

Can be very muddy if it has been raining
Connie27
3 years ago

Love this walk as there is plenty of choice there is a footpath for pushchairs or you can do a bigger loop and explore the sometimes very muddy paths. Not a massive woods so certainly not worth a long drive to find it.
AmyAndSpaniel
2 years ago

Really good woodland walk - several routes to take and nice enclosed space. Car parking on a road nearby.
QuiloNMichael
2 years ago

Nice woods and bigger than you'd first imagine, different paths and routes to take, small parking area too. In winter can get very muddy esp around the outer loop as this seems to be the most frequented route taken.

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How to get there

Address

51 Nutbrook Ave, Coventry CV4 9LE, UK View on Google

what3words address

///risk.fills.strut View on w3w

Location details

Bus Route 11 or 32 from Pool Meadow to Tile Hill Wood and Limbrick Wood. 32 from Pool Meadow to Pig Wood and Plant Hill Wood Travel West Midlands 024 7652 5689. Street parking is available adjacent to all of the woodlands.