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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pheasant
🌿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

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pheasant
🌿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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cock's-foot, Hazel, Hawthorn +219 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cock's-foot, Hazel, Hawthorn +219 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +32 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Non-biting midges, Green Drake, Procloeon pennulatum +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Non-biting midges, Green Drake, Procloeon pennulatum +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km

Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

10,728 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,728 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

springwinter

2025

Wigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Hawfinch +39

WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barn OwlTyto alba
SiskinSpinus spinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2025

Mole · Rabbit

MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Non-biting midges · Green Drake · Procloeon pennulatum · Red-legged Shieldbug · Nemoura avicularis +8

Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Green DrakeEphemera danica
Procloeon pennulatumProcloeon pennulatum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Nemoura avicularisNemoura avicularis
ParaleptophlebiaParaleptophlebia
Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita
SigaraSigara
Prodiamesa olivaceaProdiamesa olivacea
Centroptilum luteolumCentroptilum luteolum
Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae

🌿

Plants96 species

summer

2025

Meadow Foxtail · Cow Parsley · daffodils · Knotgrass · Creeping Buttercup +91

Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
daffodilsNarcissus
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Red CampionSilene dioica
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
IvyHedera helix
AshFraxinus excelsior
CleaversGalium aparine
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Imperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatum
HollyIlex aquifolium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
HazelCorylus avellana
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Greater PlantainPlantago major
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
ElderSambucus nigra
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DaisyBellis perennis
DandelionTaraxacum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
BeechFagus sylvatica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Field MapleAcer campestre
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Paper BirchBetula papyrifera
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Chewing's FescueFestuca rubra subsp. commutata
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,728 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

springwinter

2025

Wigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Hawfinch +39

WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barn OwlTyto alba
SiskinSpinus spinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2025

Mole · Rabbit

MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Non-biting midges · Green Drake · Procloeon pennulatum · Red-legged Shieldbug · Nemoura avicularis +8

Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Green DrakeEphemera danica
Procloeon pennulatumProcloeon pennulatum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Nemoura avicularisNemoura avicularis
ParaleptophlebiaParaleptophlebia
Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita
SigaraSigara
Prodiamesa olivaceaProdiamesa olivacea
Centroptilum luteolumCentroptilum luteolum
Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae

🌿

Plants96 species

summer

2025

Meadow Foxtail · Cow Parsley · daffodils · Knotgrass · Creeping Buttercup +91

Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
daffodilsNarcissus
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Red CampionSilene dioica
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
IvyHedera helix
AshFraxinus excelsior
CleaversGalium aparine
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Imperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatum
HollyIlex aquifolium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
HazelCorylus avellana
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Greater PlantainPlantago major
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
ElderSambucus nigra
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DaisyBellis perennis
DandelionTaraxacum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
BeechFagus sylvatica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Field MapleAcer campestre
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Paper BirchBetula papyrifera
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Chewing's FescueFestuca rubra subsp. commutata
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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