Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.44062, -2.84431
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Trioza centranthi +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km▾
Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route256 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Field path west from Craven Arms towards Park Lane
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,011 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Robin · Kingfisher +39
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker +7
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Shining Crane's-bill · Petty Spurge
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,011 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Robin · Kingfisher +39
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker +7
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Shining Crane's-bill · Petty Spurge
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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