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Burr's Field

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.70277, -2.75693

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️St. Julian's Friars 249m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️St. Julian's Friars 249m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Greater Honeywort, Hart's-Tongue, Creeping Cinquefoil +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Greater Honeywort, Hart's-Tongue, Creeping Cinquefoil +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 81

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 62 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shropshire Way - stage 01Walking route24.1 km

Named routeRef ShW01Length 24.1 kmLocal walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km

Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km

Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route

Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km

Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km

Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route

Barracks Passagepublic footpath · 5 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: pedestrian

Barracks Passagepublic footpath · 8 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: footway

Drayton's Passagepublic footpath · 39 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 44Cycling route

Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route99 m

Named routeRef 81Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route885 m

Named routeRef 44Length 885 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 44Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

71,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

71,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Rock Dove +35

MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects15 species

autumn

2026

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Nephus quadrimaculatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +10

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Coccidula scutellataCoccidula scutellata2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025

🌿

Plants10 species

winterautumn

2026

Hart's-Tongue · Giant Herb-Robert · Mind-your-own-business · Greater Honeywort · Guernsey Fleabane +5

Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Giant Herb-RobertGeranium maderense
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
Greater HoneywortCerinthe major
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum
Great BromeAnisantha diandra2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

71,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Rock Dove +35

MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects15 species

autumn

2026

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Nephus quadrimaculatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +10

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Coccidula scutellataCoccidula scutellata2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025

🌿

Plants10 species

winterautumn

2026

Hart's-Tongue · Giant Herb-Robert · Mind-your-own-business · Greater Honeywort · Guernsey Fleabane +5

Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Giant Herb-RobertGeranium maderense
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
Greater HoneywortCerinthe major
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum
Great BromeAnisantha diandra2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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