Getting here
52.55321, -2.85530
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Pole Bank Walk
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
14
12 named nearby · 2 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
10
10 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 01 · Walking24.1 km
Pole Bank Walk · Walking0
Reservoir Walk, Carding Mill Valley · Walking2.4 km
The Pipe Walk, Carding Mill Valley · Walking2.4 km
The Port Way · bridleway
The Port Way · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
Shooting Box · 60m
✓ 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
⛪St Laurence's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Milburga's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Cross-dyke, field bank, ridge and furrow and hut structures 400m south of High Park HouseHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Bowl barrow on Wildmoor, 200m north-east of the Shooting Box.Historic site200 m→✦Cross-dyke at Devil's Mouth, west of Burway HillHistoric site2.2 km→