Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦋Insects🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.53632, -3.19767
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Pheasant +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Lunar Underwing +55 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Pheasant +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Wilson's Honeysuckle, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · last seen 2021
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,643 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,643 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Great Tit +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2021▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2018
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects58 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Lunar Underwing · Banded Demoiselle · Brown Hawker +53
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2016
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Wilson's Honeysuckle · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,643 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Great Tit +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2021▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2018
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects58 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Lunar Underwing · Banded Demoiselle · Brown Hawker +53
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2016
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Wilson's Honeysuckle · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
