The Benedictine priory and precinct of St Mary, Nuneaton 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Nuneaton and Bedworth Getting here
52.52532, -1.47774
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +139 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +139 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map A Coventry Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ACW Listed length 40 mi Regional walking route
Show on map North Arden Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NAHT Listed length 26 mi Regional walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 18 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C18 Listed length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map ACW Circular Walk 16 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C16 Listed length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map 83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Northern Warwickshire Cycleway Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 498 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 498 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 52 Length 61 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin
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Wildlife to spot
14,027 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,027 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Mute Swan · Moorhen +10
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Silver Fish +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 14-spot Ladybird Pale Pink-sorrel · Greater Plantain · Hogweed · Spear Thistle · Sycamore +51
Pale Pink-sorrel Oxalis incarnata Greater Plantain Plantago major Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,027 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Mute Swan · Moorhen +10
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Silver Fish +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 14-spot Ladybird Pale Pink-sorrel · Greater Plantain · Hogweed · Spear Thistle · Sycamore +51
Pale Pink-sorrel Oxalis incarnata Greater Plantain Plantago major Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Eastern Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria officinalis
Eastern Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria officinalis
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Spear Mint Mentha spicata
Spear Mint Mentha spicata
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta
Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber 