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A path leading from the eastern end of the Pilgrim's Lawn, takes you across the back drive and into the South Park.
This area again is left as meadowland, with the emphasis on increasing the population of wild flowers, especially Cowslips, for which this park is well known.
Prior to the loss of Elm trees, during the outbreak of Dutch elm disease in the 1970's, there were no views of the Abbey across the park, but now excellent vistas have opened up for the visitor.
A path leads around the southern side of the park, planted with a mixture of trees and shrubs, forming a barrier between the property and the road outside.
Many of the trees within the park have been under-planted with Snowdrop bulbs and form part of the extensive collection on show to the public during February.
At the northern edge of the park is a series of dips and hollows in the ground, part of the fishpond and drainage system left by the monks who occupied the priory in medieval times.
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