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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 392 ha
Getting here
52.34124, -1.52391
Open directionsv Stoneleigh Abbey is an English country house and estate. It is situated in Warwickshire, England, near to the villange of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire and about three miles to the southeast of the city of Coventry. The Abbey is a Grade I listed building and the grounds are Grade II* listed.
Read more on Wikipedia → Abbey Grade II* listed park and garden c. 1101
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin ✦ 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
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: STONELEIGH ABBEY; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Gatekeeper +254 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map A Coventry Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ACW Listed length 40 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stare Bridge public footpath · 76 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 76 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Vicarage Road public footpath · 69 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 69 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map Rocky Lane public footpath · 241 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 241 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Coventry Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 523 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 523 National Cycle Network
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Rocky Lane bridleway · 292 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 292 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Rocky Lane bridleway · 54 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 54 m Path type: bridleway
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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
5,769 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,769 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Great Tit +49
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Water Stick Insect +5
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2024 Japanese Wineberry · Bee Orchid
Japanese Wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,769 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Great Tit +49
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Water Stick Insect +5
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2024 Japanese Wineberry · Bee Orchid
Japanese Wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Leaf Weevil
Common Leaf Weevil
Phyllobius pyri2024
Phyllobius pyri2024
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2024
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2023
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2023
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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