Leominster Priory - Scheduled Monument
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.22990, -2.73518
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 152m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: THE PRIORY CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL
Free
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Hogweed, Perennial Rye-grass +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 24 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
Easters Courtpublic footpath · 48 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mSurface pavedPath type: service
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
Leominster Priory House (snowy day) #2
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,254 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,254 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- PigeonColumba2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Polecat
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- PolecatMustela putorius
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Hairy Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rough Hawkbit · Hogweed · Perennial Rye-grass · Meadowsweet · Common Figwort +35
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,254 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- PigeonColumba2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Polecat
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- PolecatMustela putorius
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Hairy Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rough Hawkbit · Hogweed · Perennial Rye-grass · Meadowsweet · Common Figwort +35
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2025Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2025YarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraEvents & activities nearby
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