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Dovecot at Stockton Bury

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.24502, -2.70841

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dipper +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dipper +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak +17 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Hawthorn, Creeping Buttercup +143 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Hawthorn, Creeping Buttercup +143 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Dotted Bee-fly, Common Blue Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Dotted Bee-fly, Common Blue Damselfly +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Berrington Pool WalkWalking route1 km

Named routeLength 1 kmRound trip

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

Berrington Parkland WalkWalking route3.1 km

Named routeLength 3.1 kmRound trip

Stockton Ridepublic footpath · 2.4 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.4 kmPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,565 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,565 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +49

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
CootFulica atra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2023
SwiftApus apus2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumn

2024

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Leisler's Bat · Noctule +3

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
BadgerMeles meles
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2023
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly +13

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Capsus aterCapsus ater
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green DrakeEphemera danica2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2023

Cherry Plum · Common Spotted-orchid

Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,565 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +49

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
CootFulica atra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2023
SwiftApus apus2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumn

2024

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Badger · Leisler's Bat · Noctule +3

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
BadgerMeles meles
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2023
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly +13

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Capsus aterCapsus ater
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green DrakeEphemera danica2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2023

Cherry Plum · Common Spotted-orchid

Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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