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Alberbury Castle

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📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.72357, -2.95173

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Barn Owl
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Meadow Mining Bee, Bare-saddled Blood Bee, Ashy Mining Bee +197 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Germander Speedwell, Yarrow, Common Toadflax +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Part of the ruins of Alberbury Castle

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Part of the ruins of Alberbury Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rowton Castle Hotel & Country ClubUrban park2.7 km→🌱Montford Parish (Millennium Green)Urban park4.4 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds100 m→✦Alberbury Castle: tower keep castle 70m south west of the Church of St Michael and All AngelsHistoric site0 m→✦Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' ChurchHistoric site0 m→⛪St Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→