Four New Tiny Forests in Coventry
coventrysociety 2400 trees have been planted at four new “Tiny Forests” across Coventry. The Coventry Society has previously reported on the concept of Tiny Forests. These are small densely planted tree…
Green Space
Jubilee Woodland Plans Abandoned
Following a campaign by the Coventry Society and residents of Keresley, plans for building housing on the Keresley Jubilee Woods have been withdrawn by the Council. Last month, the Coventry…
A Walk on the Wild Side
On 14th May 2025, twenty-seven intrepid Coventry Society member braved the wild conditions of the Charterhouse Heritage Park to see for themselves what is planned for the area. Guided by…
Tiny Forests
Coventry City Council have recently been awarded £294,915 from the Forestry Commission’s Local Authority Treescapes Fund to plant 151 semi-mature trees and 7068 whips in 10 Wards across Coventry. 3600…
Flagged Green!
Six parks and green spaces in Coventry which are owned by the city council have been awarded with a Green Flag Award after meeting the high standards set out by…
Lake View Park to Get Lake?
The misleadingly named Lake View Park is to get some water features at last. Perhaps not a lake, but three new ponds are proposed for the park. Plans for the…
Return to the Wedge
A group from the Coventry Society paid a return visit to the Coundon Wedge, courtesy of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. We went to see the Stage Zero restoration project on…
Another Step on the Loop
A beautiful countryside walking and cycling route near Coventry city centre is a step closer to completion after a key phase of its construction was finished. Works on Phase 2…
Looking after Coventry’s Green Heart
The John Muir Trust, a charity that looks after wild places in Britain, has announced a plan to regenerate Charterhouse Heritage Park ‘an unique wild place in the heart of…
Should we be concerned about POPS?
Coventry Society founder member, Paul Maddocks, shares his concerns about Privately Owned Public Spaces. Paul writes…… When we refer to POPS we are not talking about older gentlemen or popular…