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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
52.55546, -2.81136
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 389m away 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 389m away
Best for 7 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis tenax +93 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01 Walking route 24.1 km ▾ Named route Ref ShW01 Length 24.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Pole Bank Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reservoir Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route 2.4 km ▾ This short walk starts from Carding Mill Valley at the heart of the Long Mynd and takes you on a gentle stroll past the mill ponds and up the reservoir bank. This route is along a wide footpath. There are steps up the reservoir bank.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Pipe Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route 2.4 km ▾ This walk is a great way to see some beautiful views and also to really get to the heart of 'those blue remembered hills', as mentioned in the poem by A E Housman. There are some steep slopes, steps and narrow paths along this route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map The Pools Loop Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Church Stretton Loop Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Batch Valley bridleway · 180 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 180 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Tree roots along the bridleway
‹ › Photos Tree roots along the bridleway
‹ › Facilities 🅿️ Parking
1 nearby · Paid · 389m
✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Drosophila tristis Drosophila tristis2025
Drosophila tristis Drosophila tristis2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Geomyza balachowskyi Geomyza balachowskyi2025
Geomyza balachowskyi Geomyza balachowskyi2025
Suillia bicolor Suillia bicolor2025
Suillia bicolor Suillia bicolor2025
Lesser Earwig Labia minor2025
Lesser Earwig Labia minor2025
Helina depuncta Helina depuncta2025
Helina depuncta Helina depuncta2025
Diastata fuscula Diastata fuscula2025
Diastata fuscula Diastata fuscula2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Rhipidia maculata Rhipidia maculata2025
Rhipidia maculata Rhipidia maculata2025
Lordiphosa andalusiaca Lordiphosa andalusiaca2025
Lordiphosa andalusiaca Lordiphosa andalusiaca2025
Suillia atricornis Suillia atricornis2025
Suillia atricornis Suillia atricornis2025
Bibio longipes Bibio longipes2025
Bibio longipes Bibio longipes2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Dicranota subtilis Dicranota subtilis2025
Dicranota subtilis Dicranota subtilis2025
Crossopalpus nigritellus Crossopalpus nigritellus2025
Crossopalpus nigritellus Crossopalpus nigritellus2025
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2025
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Neottiglossa pusilla Neottiglossa pusilla2025
Neottiglossa pusilla Neottiglossa pusilla2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestris Orthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Sheep Nostril Fly Oestrus ovis2025
Sheep Nostril Fly Oestrus ovis2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens2025
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2025
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2025
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Selatosomus aeneus Selatosomus aeneus2025
Selatosomus aeneus Selatosomus aeneus2025
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2025
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2025
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Willowherb Epilobium2025
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