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Priory (remains of)

📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Little Grebe, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Little Grebe, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Speckled Bush-cricket +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Speckled Bush-cricket +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cuckooflower, Hemlock Water-dropwort +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cuckooflower, Hemlock Water-dropwort +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

5,220 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,220 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Little Grebe +39

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Azure Damselfly +1

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Back-SwimmerNotonecta

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Lesser Celandine

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,220 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Little Grebe +39

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Azure Damselfly +1

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Back-SwimmerNotonecta

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Lesser Celandine

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Oast House Archive · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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