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Wolston priory and moated site

2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Wolston Priory · CC BY-SA 3.0

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BirdsHeritageWildlife

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.37927, -1.39203

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
✦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

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: A Coventry Way; Named hiking route nearby: A Coventry Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

A Coventry WayWalking route

Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional 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

ACW Circular Walk 07Walking route

Named routeRef C07Listed length 14.5 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycle Coventry Sowe Valley RouteCycling route

Named routeRef SVLocal cycle route

[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route1.6 km

Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

13,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Chaffinch +41

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Chaffinch +41

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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