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Abbey of St Mary

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Wikipedia · St Mary's Abbey, York · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.34882, -1.58288

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Best for

6 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 52

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Centenary Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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20 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 02Walking route▾
Named routeRef C02Listed length 9 kmLocal walking route
Monmouth Closepublic footpath · 33 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

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42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km▾

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

About this historic site

Abbey of St Mary is an ancient historic site covering 1 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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St Mary's Abbey, York

📷 Wikipedia · St Mary's Abbey, York · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

Abbey Fields · Free · 142m

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Picnic spot

101m away

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Playground

5 · 108m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Kenilworth AbbeyHistoric site200 m→🌱Abbey FieldsUrban park200 m→✦Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardensHistoric site600 m→✦STONELEIGH ABBEYHistoric site4.1 km→🌱The ParkUrban park200 m→🌱The ParkUrban park200 m→