Swift Valley Nature Reserve

[1][2] The reserve was created in 2003 by Rugby Borough Council in partnership with the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, on land acquired as part of a planning agreement with a nearby commercial development.

[2] The reserve includes an area of grassland with ancient ridge and furrow, hedgerows, woodland and wetland adjacent to River Swift and a disused canal.

Nationally rare soldier and longhorn beetles have been recorded.

[1] Birds on the reserve include kestrel, hobby and sparrowhawks, which can regularly be seen hunting.

The wetland area sees a number of species of swans and ducks.