The River Sherbourne
coventrysociety The Coventry Society theme for 2025 is the River Sherbourne. As part of this theme, we have had a talk and tour around the Charterhouse Heritage Park, a visit to…
River Sherbourne
CovSoc Goes Caving in Sheffield
Five intrepid CovSoc members went “river caving” in the fine city of Sheffield last week. The visit was courtesy of the Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust. The trust has been…
Visit to Lake View Park
Twenty-four CovSoc visitors and guests were shown around Lake View Park on 17th July by Alex Jones of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. This year the Coventry Society’s theme for the year…
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…
Protecting the River Sherbourne
The Coventry Society is concerned about a recent planning decision which we feel has not given adequate protection to the River Sherbourne. We would like to see the protection of…
Daylighting Elsewhere
As the Palmer Lane project slowly comes to life, CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, tells us about similar schemes in other towns and cities around the country. Paul writes….. I…
River Festival Coventry 2024
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th September 2024 – 11AM – 4PM FarGo Village, Far Gosford St, Coventry CV1 5ED Join in the fun celebrating the River Sherbourne at this FREE…
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…
The Treatment
CovSoc Chair, Trevor Cornfoot, reports back on “an interesting visit”! Trevor writes…… Well, who’d have thought that a visit to the local sewage works could be so interesting? The visit…