Priory Park is a haven for wildlife.
The sound of the Woodpecker can be heard during spring and summer and you may see majestic Buzzards, which nest in the park, circling in the sky overhead.
If you are lucky, you may see a small deer called a muntjac. They tend to be very shy around humans and will run away.
There are many rabbits and their burrows are found in numerous locations.
At dusk, look out for the nocturnal residents of Priory Park. Tawny Owls and red foxes hunt while pipistrelle and noctule bats flit around the night sky.
To help our wildlife, there are 23 bird boxes, three bat boxes and one Tawny Owl box in Priory Park.
Interesting articles from the Warwick County Record Office about the Wildlife of Priory Park:
Birds of Priory Park
Most Seen
Birds that you should see or hear most visits to Priory Park:
Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Wren, Magpie, House Sparrow.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blackbird_male_1200x675.jpg)
Blackbird
Latin name: Turdus merula
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blue-tit_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Blue Tit
Latin name: Cyanistes caeruleus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/great-tit_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Great Tit
Latin name: Parus major
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/robin_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Robin
Latin name: Erithacus rubecula
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/woodpigeon_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Woodpigeon
Latin name: Columba palumbus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/carrion-crow_1200x675.jpg)
Carrion Crow
Latin name: Corvus corone
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/wren_1200x675.jpg)
Wren
Latin name: Troglodytes troglodytes
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/magpie_1200x675.jpg)
Magpie
Latin name: Pica pica
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/house-sparrow_adult_male_1200x675.jpg)
House Sparrow
Latin name: Passer domesticus
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Spring / Summer
In Spring / Summer you usually will regularly hear Chiffchaff and Blackcap too.
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Chiffchaff
Latin name: Phylloscopus collybita
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blackcap_male_1200x675.jpg)
Blackcap
Latin name: Sylvia atricapilla
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Often Seen
Birds you’d often see or hear:
Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Jackdaw, Jay, Dunnock, Long Tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Black headed gull, Mallard, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Starling.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/great-spotted-woodpecker_male_1200x675.jpg)
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Latin name: Dendrocopos major
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nuthatch_1200x675-1.jpg)
Nuthatch
Latin name: Sitta europaea
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/goldfinch_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Goldfinch
Latin name: Carduelis carduelis
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/greenfinch_male_1200x675.jpg)
Greenfinch
Latin name: Chloris chloris
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/jackdaw_1200x675.jpg)
Jackdaw
Latin name: Corvus monedula
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/jay_1200x675.jpg)
Jay
Latin name: Garrulus glandarius
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dunnock_1200x675.jpg)
Dunnock
Latin name: Prunella modularis
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/long-tailed-tit_1200x675.jpg)
Long Tailed Tit
Latin name: Aegithalos caudatus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/goldcrest_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Goldcrest
Latin name: Regulus regulus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/stock-dove_1200x675.jpg)
Stock Dove
Latin name: Columba oenas
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/collared-dove_1200x675.jpg)
Collared Dove
Latin name: Streptopelia decaocto
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/black-headed-gull_adult_summerplumage_1200x675.jpg)
Black-headed Gull
Latin name: Chroicocephalus ridibundus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/mallard_male_1200x675.jpg)
Mallard
Latin name: Anas platyrhynchos
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/song-thrush_1200x675-2.jpg)
Song Thrush
Latin name: Turdus philomelos
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mistle-thrush_1200x675.jpg)
Mistle Thrush
Latin name: Turdus viscivorus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/starling_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Starling
Latin name: Sturnus vulgaris
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Spring / Summer
Spring / Summer should often see over head the House Martin, Swift and Swallows.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/house-martin_inflight_1200x675.jpg)
House Martin
Latin name: Delichon urbicum
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/swift_1200x675.jpg)
Swift
Latin name: Apus apus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/swallow_1200x675.jpg)
Swallow
Latin name: Hirundo rustica
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Winter
Winter there will often be Redwing.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/redwing_1200x675.jpg)
Redwing
Latin name: Turdus iliacus
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Occasionally Seen
Birds you will occasionally see or hear:
Common Buzzard, Grey Heron, Raven, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/buzzard_1200x675.jpg)
Buzzard
Latin name: Buteo buteo
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grey-heron_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Grey Heron
Latin name: Ardea cinerea
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/raven_1200x675.jpg)
Raven
Latin name: Corvus corax
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sparrowhawk_male_1200x675.jpg)
Sparrowhawk
Latin name: Accipiter nisus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/green-woodpecker_male_1200x675.jpg)
Green Woodpecker
Latin name: Picus viridis
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pied-wagtail_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Pied Wagtail
Latin name: Motacilla alba
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/chaffinch_male_1200x675.jpg)
Chaffinch
Latin name: Fringilla coelebs
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Fly Over
As the park is quite high, you’ll occasionally see Mute Swan and Canada Geese flying over and other wildfowl.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/mute-swan_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Mute Swan
Latin name: Cygnus olor
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/canada-goose_1200x675.jpg)
Canada Goose
Latin name: Branta canadensis
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Very Occasionally Seen
Very occasionally seen or heard:
Grey Wagtail, Coal Tit, Treecreeper, Siskin, Bullfinch, Kestrel, Tawny Owl.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/grey-wagtail_male_1200x675.jpg)
Grey Wagtail
Latin name: Motacilla cinerea
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/coal-tit_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Coal Tit
Latin name: Periparus ater
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/treecreeper_1200x675.jpg)
Treecreeper
Latin name: Certhia familiaris
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/siskin_male_1200x675.jpg)
Siskin
Latin name: Carduelis spinus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/bullfinch_male_1200x675.jpg)
Bullfinch
Latin name: Pyrrhula pyrrhula
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/kestrel_male_1200x675.jpg)
Kestrel
Latin name: Falco tinnunculus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tawny-owl_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Tawny Owl
Latin name: Strix aluco
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Good Luck!
If you’re lucky, you can catch the Peregrine Falcon over the park that is regularly on St. Mary’s church tower.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/peregrine_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Peregrine Falcon
Latin name: Falco peregrinus
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Early in the Year
Also occasionally seen early in the year is a Kingfisher down along the brook.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/kingfisher_1200x675.jpg)
Kingfisher
Latin name: Alcedo atthis
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Migrants and Rarities
There are sometimes migrants and rarities seen in the park as it can be a good stop over point for migratory birds or just flying over. Some heard or seen for example in the past are Cuckoo, Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatchers and a Little Owl.
![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cuckoo_male_inflight_1200x675-2.jpg)
Cuckoo
Latin name: Cuculus canorus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/willow-warbler_1200x675.jpg)
Willow Warbler
Latin name: Phylloscopus trochilus
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/spotted-flycatcher_1200x675.jpg)
Spotted Flycatcher
Latin name: Muscicapa striata
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![](https://www.prioryparkwarwick.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/little-owl_adult_1200x675.jpg)
Little Owl
Latin name: Athene noctua
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Images from https://www.rspb.org.uk