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Dear Residents and Local Businesses, here is your weekly update from your local neighbourhood Policing Team, Stoke and Wyken. This week PCSOs have been covering vast amounts of the local green areas and parks on cycles monitoring ASB Youth hotspots and keeping a close eye on problem areas. PCSO also helped locate and find a stolen vehicle which was also then returned to its rightful owner. PCSO carried on their busy week with also returning a lost handbag/phone to its rightful owner.
Officers have been able to make arrests this week; prolific shoplifting offenders and other criminals also being locked up. On top of this, Officers have also been busy with ongoing workload and conducted speed watches in the areas given by the public known has problem areas, if you know any areas you would like us to check out please drop us a message.
Due to an increase in anti social behaviour around the St Michaels Churchyard, Officers have increased their patrols and have been dealing with homeless and/or youth appropriately, some have received referrals, while others have been given firm words of advice. Below are two numbers that could be used if you come across a rough sleeper who is in need of a warm place to stay. Salvation Army: 02477714443
Rough Sleepers: 02476832222
It had come to our attention that there was illegal fishing at the River Sowe and so Officers have been actively patrolling around the area. On the 7th of August, a member of the environmental agency came and rescued/removed 25 large fish from the river, this was also due to a huge die-off of fish due to a drop in water levels because of drought and high temperatures.
There can be quite expensive and rare fish in the area, some of which can be larger perch, pike, chub, carp, stickleback and even a few trout - along with several birds that can be quite elusive to spot by the average person without time, patience and possibly binoculars.
Carp, especially the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), are a popular fish in the UK, particularly among anglers. They are non-native, introduced in the medieval period, and are found in various forms like mirror carp and leather carp, which lack scales. While common in lowland England, they are less frequent in Wales and Scotland. Carp are known for their size and fighting ability, making them a prized catch for many.
Recent Rare Bird Sightings Bearded Vulture: In 2025, a young, bearded vulture, also known as a lammergeier, was spotted in Balsall Common, a village near Coventry. This was considered an extremely rare occurrence for the UK.
The bearded vulture was formally described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the vultures and condors in the genus Vultur and coined the binomial name Vultur barbatus.[
Above portrait of Carl Linnaeus est 1775
He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy"
Leucistic Blackbird: In 2024, a blackbird with a significant amount of white plumage was seen in Binley, Coventry. The bird displayed leucism, a condition causing a lack of normal pigmentation, resulting in white or partially white feathers.
If Birdwatching is something that interests you, please visit Coventry Birdwatching Site - BirdGuides and get in touch with your local birdwatching location.
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