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Chirbury Priory (dissolved 1535)

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📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.57965, -3.09113

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Shelduck +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Shelduck +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Common Toadflax, Water-pepper +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Common Toadflax, Water-pepper +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Water Chickweed, Mint +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 44Cycling route

Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route4.4 km

Named routeRef 44Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.5 km

Named routeRef 44Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 44Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 44Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,047 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,047 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Shelduck · Canada Goose · Coot · Mallard · Swallow +44

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2024
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2024

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Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Common Shrew · Hedgehog

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

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Insects16 species

summer

2025

Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Common Earwig +11

Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
10-spot Ladybird

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Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Toadflax

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,047 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Shelduck · Canada Goose · Coot · Mallard · Swallow +44

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2024
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Common Shrew · Hedgehog

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Common Earwig +11

Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
10-spot Ladybird

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Toadflax

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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