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✦ Historic site
Moated site and associated ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 145m south of St Mary Magdalene's Church
1 ha
Plan your visit
HeritagePlayWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.77473, -2.71051
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Playgrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Shropshire Way - stage 11
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km▾
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route14 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route133 m▾
Named routeLength 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
4 nearby · Free · 93m
🛝
Playground
273m away
✓ Public accessFree 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
✦College of St Mary Magdalene at BattlefieldHistoric site2.8 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort and a World War II vehicle testing station on the summit of Ebury Hill, 550m west of Haughton FarmHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Hadnall ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Bomere Heath ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Hadnall Moat and Ridge and FurrowHistoric site0 m→🐄Battlefield Falconry CentreVisitor farm2.5 km→