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Site of St Mary's Abbey

6 ha

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

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BirdsHeritageWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.98979, -2.16087

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: ABBEY CHURCH OF ST MARY; Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Common Darter +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Tewkesbury Battle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Perry Hillpublic footpath · 26 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Mercian Way LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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St Mary's Abbey, York

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

St Mary's Abbey, York

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Abbey GroundsUrban park0 m→🌱VineyardsUrban park200 m→🌱Victoria GardensUrban park200 m→🌱Victoria GardensUrban park200 m→⛪St Mary's Abbey ChurchReligious grounds100 m→✦Deerhurst monastic site and multi-period settlementHistoric site3.2 km→