Battlefield Falconry Centre
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🐄Farms🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.75324, -2.72091
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Battlefield 1403 Sparrow's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Battlefield 1403 Sparrow's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking🐄Farm visit
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Germander Speedwell, Japanese Knotweed +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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 - stage 15Walking route21.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km▾
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route99 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
7,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,753 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mole · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects30 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · Cream-streaked Ladybird +25
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- Cream-streaked Ladybird
Southern Marsh-orchid
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,753 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mole · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects30 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Scymnus suturalis · Cream-streaked Ladybird +25
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
- Cream-streaked Ladybird
Southern Marsh-orchid
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia quadripunctata
Harmonia quadripunctata
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025MorelliaMorellia2025MorelliaMorellia2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025German WaspVespula germanica2025German WaspVespula germanica2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2025Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2025Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2025Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025