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Broadlands Way

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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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Beaked Hawk's-beard, Dandelion +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +115 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +115 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Nipplewort, Ramsons, Wild Carrot +141 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nipplewort, Ramsons, Wild Carrot +141 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 455Cycling route

Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route277 m

Named routeRef 455Length 277 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route871 m

Named routeRef 455Length 871 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 455Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route435 m

Named routeRef 455Length 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 455Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,088 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,088 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

summerwinter

2026

Dipper · Woodcock · Lapwing · Fieldfare · Dunnock +11

DipperCinclus cinclus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐝

Insects42 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Turnip Tigress · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pterostichus strenuus · Catops fuliginosus +37

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus
Amara familiarisAmara familiaris
Stomis pumicatusStomis pumicatus
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci
Choleva fagnieziCholeva fagniezi
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis
Bradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpi
Ptenidium laevigatumPtenidium laevigatum
Philorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Catops morioCatops morio
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula
Asaphidion stierliniAsaphidion stierlini2025
Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2025
Orthocis alniOrthocis alni2025
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugae2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025
Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025
Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025

🌿

Plants102 species

summerautumn

2025

Nipplewort · Redshank · Cockspur · Cow Parsley · Des Etangs' St John's-wort +97

NipplewortLapsana communis
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Des Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Greater PlantainPlantago major
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common CouchElymus repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
HollyIlex aquifolium
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Field PansyViola arvensis
Wild-oatAvena fatua
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
ElderSambucus nigra
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
IvyHedera helix
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Black BryonyTamus communis
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
WeldReseda luteola
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
BroomCytisus scoparius
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,088 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

summerwinter

2026

Dipper · Woodcock · Lapwing · Fieldfare · Dunnock +11

DipperCinclus cinclus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐝

Insects42 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Turnip Tigress · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pterostichus strenuus · Catops fuliginosus +37

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus
Amara familiarisAmara familiaris
Stomis pumicatusStomis pumicatus
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Corticarina minutaCorticarina minuta
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci
Choleva fagnieziCholeva fagniezi
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis
Bradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpi
Ptenidium laevigatumPtenidium laevigatum
Philorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Catops morioCatops morio
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula
Asaphidion stierliniAsaphidion stierlini2025
Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2025
Orthocis alniOrthocis alni2025
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugae2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025
Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025
Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025

🌿

Plants102 species

summerautumn

2025

Nipplewort · Redshank · Cockspur · Cow Parsley · Des Etangs' St John's-wort +97

NipplewortLapsana communis
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Des Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Greater PlantainPlantago major
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common CouchElymus repens
DandelionTaraxacum
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
HollyIlex aquifolium
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Field PansyViola arvensis
Wild-oatAvena fatua
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
ElderSambucus nigra
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
IvyHedera helix
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Black BryonyTamus communis
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
WeldReseda luteola
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
BroomCytisus scoparius
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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