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Spoonhill Rough

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.55095, -2.55600

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Dunnock
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Dunnock, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Dunnock, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Odontocerum albicorne, Rhyacophila dorsalis +44 more · last seen 2020

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 08Walking route20.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW08Length 20.1 kmLocal walking route
Major's Leap Walk, Wenlock EdgeWalking route5.6 km▾

Enjoy this circular walk along an old packhorse route and through woodland footpaths, taking in far-reaching views and flourishing wildflowers. It's named after the legend of a Royalist major who is said to have galloped off Wenlock Edge on horseback to e

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Jenny Wind Walk, Wenlock EdgeWalking route3.5 km▾

This easy circular walk is an enjoyable stroll through green lanes with views across the Shropshire countryside. A gentle undulating trail along rough tracks, tarmacked roads and through fields.

Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Presthope Walk, Wenlock EdgeWalking route300 m▾

This easy, surfaced loop is perfect for pushchairs, wheelchairs or anyone wanting a short stroll. Route may be slippery under foot.

Named routeLength 300 mDuration 00:15Round tripLocal walking route
Lime Kiln Walk, Wenlock EdgeWalking route1 km▾

Enjoy this woodland walk passing quarries and limekilns. This trail has steps, steep climbs and uneven terrain in places.

Named routeLength 1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Footpath along a hedgeline near Little Spoonhill

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath along a hedgeline near Little Spoonhill

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✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman Settlement, 390m north-east of New House FarmHistoric site3.3 km→✦ALDENHAM PARKHistoric site4.6 km→✦Medieval cross in St Gregory's churchyardHistoric site4.7 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site4.9 km→✦Moated site and associated pondsHistoric site4 km→✦Medieval Settlement, south-east of Upton Cressett HallHistoric site4.2 km→