Coventry
Coventry
The city of Coventry is located in the West Midlands of England, and is the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom.
Coventry is known for its medieval coventry cathedral, which was left in ruins after being bombed during WWII. The 20th-century replacement cathedral, with its abstract stained glass, stands beside it.
The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum contains paintings of local heroine Lady Godiva. A statue of her can be found nearby. The 14th-century St. Mary’s Guildhall has a vaulted crypt. coventry is a beautiful city with plenty to see and do!
Created: 9 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Coventry
Shopping in Coventry
Local History around Coventry
There are some historic monuments around including:
Moated site 190m south of Caludon CastleCoventry city wallsPit alignments N of Bubbenhall villageDeserted medieval village at King's HillStoneleigh BridgeStare BridgeRoman fort at The LuntCorley camp univallate hillfortSite of CharterhouseSite of Cloister, Chapter House and Undercrofts of Coventry PrioryMotte castle 150m SSW of Allesley HallMoated site at Exhall HallCaludon Castle: a moated site and part of an associated water management systemRoman settlement at Glasshouse WoodBaginton Castle, associated settlement remains, ponds and mill sitesCook Street GateCast iron single-span bridge 110m WNW of Sherbourne HouseErnesford Grange moated site, BinleyMoated site at Bishop Ullathorne School.Wildlife in and Around Coventry
Mammals found in Coventry
There have been 32 species of mammals recorded in the coventry area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) |
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Fish found in Coventry
There have been 22 species of fish recorded in the coventry area.
| Barbel (Barbus barbus) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
| Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) |
| Bream Flat (Blicca bjoerkna) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
| Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
