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Bothy Garden

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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.63262, -3.11920

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Little Ringed Plover, Little Egret +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Little Ringed Plover, Little Egret +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Comma, Speckled Wood, Small White +126 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Comma, Speckled Wood, Small White +126 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, White Clover, Touch-me-not Balsam +108 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, White Clover, Touch-me-not Balsam +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Bramble +10 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Glyndŵr's WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 217kmNational walking route

Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km

Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 81Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 81Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 81Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route23 m

Named routeRef 81Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route31 m

Named routeRef 81Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

10,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Red Kite · Peregrine · Hobby · Barn Owl · Blue Tit +51

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole · Otter

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2023

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2023

Larch Ladybird · Fine Streaked Bugkin

Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Touch-me-not Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Balm · Common Blue-sow-thistle · Knotted Hedge-parsley +1

Touch-me-not BalsamImpatiens noli-tangere2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BalmMelissa officinalis2024
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2024
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Red Kite · Peregrine · Hobby · Barn Owl · Blue Tit +51

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole · Otter

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2023

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2023

Larch Ladybird · Fine Streaked Bugkin

Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Touch-me-not Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Balm · Common Blue-sow-thistle · Knotted Hedge-parsley +1

Touch-me-not BalsamImpatiens noli-tangere2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BalmMelissa officinalis2024
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2024
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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