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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.77275, -2.95209
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Clover, Hawthorn, Bramble +202 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.8 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 11.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route612 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 612 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route530 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.1 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,487 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Lapwing · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Robin +36
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TealAnas crecca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Soft-rush · Creeping Thistle · Broad-leaved Dock · Bramble · Curled Dock +103
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,487 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Lapwing · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Robin +36
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TealAnas crecca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Soft-rush · Creeping Thistle · Broad-leaved Dock · Bramble · Curled Dock +103
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
