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Brooksbury

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.54154, -2.80299

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, House Martin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, House Martin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Bracken +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Bracken +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Bramble +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01Walking route24.1 km
Named routeRef ShW01Length 24.1 kmLocal walking route
Pole Bank WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reservoir Walk, Carding Mill ValleyWalking route2.4 km

This short walk starts from Carding Mill Valley at the heart of the Long Mynd and takes you on a gentle stroll past the mill ponds and up the reservoir bank. This route is along a wide footpath. There are steps up the reservoir bank.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Pipe Walk, Carding Mill ValleyWalking route2.4 km

This walk is a great way to see some beautiful views and also to really get to the heart of 'those blue remembered hills', as mentioned in the poem by A E Housman. There are some steep slopes, steps and narrow paths along this route.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
The Pools Loop Walk, Carding Mill ValleyWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coffin Lane or The Narrowspublic footpath · 206 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 206 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Madeira Walkpublic footpath · 510 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 510 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Links Roadbridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Richard Robinson Field (2)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Richard Robinson Field (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉RECTORY WOOD AND FIELDNature reserve700 m→✦Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott HallHistoric site4.3 km→🦉COPPICE LEASOWES, CHURCH STRETTONNature reserve400 m→⛪St Laurence's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→⛪St Milburga's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→✦Cross-dyke at Devil's Mouth, west of Burway HillHistoric site1.7 km→

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