Dore Abbey: a Cistercian monastery
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.96848, -2.89279
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pied Wagtail
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pied Wagtail
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elegant Bristle-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route998 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 426Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Twin gates, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
14,077 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,077 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +30
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Elegant Bristle-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort +48
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,077 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +30
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Elegant Bristle-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort +48
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tender Feather-moss
Tender Feather-moss
Rhynchostegiella tenella
Rhynchostegiella tenella
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeZygodon viridissimusZygodon viridissimusZygodon viridissimusZygodon viridissimusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaDicranella variaDicranella variaDicranella variaDicranella variaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumTrichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontiumPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataPotato BryumBryum bornholmensePotato BryumBryum bornholmenseEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumEvents & activities nearby
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