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Canley Ford

Tourist attraction Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful and quaint :) Perfect to escape the city. People often mention walk, Canley, Ford,


Address

52 Fletchamstead Hwy, Coventry CV4 7AR, United Kingdom

Website

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (132 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 7 am to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 7 am to 11 pm
  • Friday: 7 am to 11 pm
  • Saturday: 7 am to 11 pm
  • Sunday: 7 am to 11 pm
  • Monday: 7 am to 11 pm
  • Tuesday: 7 am to 11 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 Helena 1 year ago on Google • 21 reviews
    Beautiful and quaint :) Perfect to escape the city.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Melanie Moon 4. 2 years ago on Google
    Canley Ford is a gorgeous hidden little nook.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 GIS g. 1 year ago on Google • 120 reviews
    First of all when I type Nature Reserve in Google maps in results this place is not shown. For promoting this nice peace of nature phrase "Nature Reserve" should be added in title. There's a brook and paths on little woodlands and meadows, so it's good for a short walk and exploring nature. Located on Canley or Tile Hill area in Coventry, so should be a popular place for local people.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Wing Ying C. 7 months ago on Google • 423 reviews
    Compact outdoor space with a sense of wildness and tranquility despite the traffic sounds from Kenpas highway nearby.

  • 5/5 Matthew A. 3 years ago on Google • 293 reviews
    Regular green space haunt in the city. Much appreciated space to sit and watch and listen to the birds.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 gemma h. 11 months ago on Google • 112 reviews
    Lovely evening walk. You can walk through water and fields and through the woods. Nowhere to park so you need to either park further away and walk or just walk

  • 5/5 Joseph F. 1 year ago on Google • 62 reviews
    Just near Memorial Park and Earlsdon and obviously Canley, it's a nice quiet spot for you to walk your dog allow them to play in water or let your kid ride their bike through as well. Let to go hear on odd occasions to relax.

  • 3/5 Aravind G. 1 year ago on Google • 28 reviews
    Good to see a small water flow and good to hear sparrow sound while walking.

  • 5/5 Les H. 5 years ago on Google • 19 reviews
    I love Canley Ford. Re: dog walking it's a great walk for and of itself, as well as being the start of various radial walks out in different directions. (Uni grounds/memorial park/Kenilworth Road). Looked after brilliantly by Friends of Canley Ford. - worth volunteering if you are able to commit time regularly.

  • 5/5 Sonia W. 2 years ago on Google • 18 reviews
    Absolutely lovely area to walk your dog, walk by yourself or with others or have good run. There are many hidden paths into the woodland either side of the main path, which in the end will bring you back to the path so you wont get lost. At the top end is a golf course. The path ends there....or so you may think! On the left side there's a path that will lead you to the brook, which kids and dogs will enjoy paddling in. I believe that there are 3 fields that you can walk around. Dogs must be in a lead. In one field is a pond, in another is a large metal Phoenix sculpture. You could drive to Canley Ford but it has one or two parking bays. Better off parking your car at the war memorial park and walking a few minutes. Canley Ford is a beautiful and peaceful place. Well worth visiting.

  • 3/5 Julia Z. 6 years ago on Google
    A lovely walk but there are no facilities here. Many years ago there used to be a milk bar which has unfortunately fallen into disrepair. Nevertheless the fields and ford itself are reasonably well maintained - I believe by volunteers. Good place to spot birds also

  • 5/5 Suzanne B. 6 months ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Lovely anytime of the year. Great, safe place to walk your dog.

  • 5/5 Mairi M. 1 year ago on Google
    Peace and calm in a most surprising location. The eye of a storm?

  • 5/5 john d. 1 year ago on Google
    Canley Ford. Golfers one side and the A45 on the other, strangley tranquil. The woods have lots of trails and the meadows are well kept. Beautiful place.

  • 5/5 Aurelian U. 1 year ago on Google
    Good walk, not much for a stay though. Keep walking.

  • 4/5 Ruth G. 3 years ago on Google
    Interesting nature reserve the joining of two streams. Interesting statute

  • 4/5 Jackie F. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice walk, better if it was dry

  • 4/5 Terry S. 2 years ago on Google
    Used to be popular with kids in summer to play in the stream. Getting a bit run down now. Lots of places to walk across fields and hidden in field nearby is the amazing sculpture.

  • 5/5 Keith P. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved it... A place of peace and quiet in Coventry 😊

  • 4/5 Helen H. 3 years ago on Google
    Very muddy at the moment but thats the nature of the place. Still very nice to walk in.

  • 4/5 Ally B. 3 years ago on Google
    A lovely walk but it gets quite busy at the moment due to lockdown and only being allowed to walk from your house.

  • 4/5 Gary S. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice little cycle through not very long but get to see the ford


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park

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