Bury Ditches, a small multivallate hillfort on the summit of Sunnyhill
9 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.44741, -2.99110
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Chrysotoxum bicinctum +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hazel, Cat's-ear, Blackthorn +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Middle Woodbatch CircularWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 02Walking route19.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW02Length 19.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 03Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW03Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km▾
Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.6 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 11.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route913 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 913 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route340 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 340 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
16,049 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,049 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Nuthatch · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin +23
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Harvest Mouse · Badger · Hedgehog
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Common Earwig · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper · Syrphus vitripennis +36
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Ivy · Bramble · Upright Hedge-parsley · Creeping Buttercup · Bush Vetch +70
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,049 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Nuthatch · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin +23
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Harvest Mouse · Badger · Hedgehog
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Common Earwig · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper · Syrphus vitripennis +36
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Ivy · Bramble · Upright Hedge-parsley · Creeping Buttercup · Bush Vetch +70
- IvyHedera helix
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaTrichrysis cyaneaTrichrysis cyaneaTrichrysis cyaneaTrichrysis cyaneaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataHylemya vagansHylemya vagansHylemya vagansHylemya vagansPipiza lugubrisPipiza lugubrisPipiza lugubrisPipiza lugubrisSuillia bicolorSuillia bicolorSuillia bicolorSuillia bicolorDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestivaChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisHebecnema nigraHebecnema nigraHebecnema nigraHebecnema nigraDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisDryomyza anilisGeomyza apicalisGeomyza apicalisGeomyza apicalisGeomyza apicalisCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataPlatypalpus pallidiventrisPlatypalpus pallidiventrisPlatypalpus pallidiventrisPlatypalpus pallidiventrisBronze Furrow BeeHalictus tumulorumBronze Furrow BeeHalictus tumulorumAzelia nebulosaAzelia nebulosaAzelia nebulosaAzelia nebulosaCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiHilara anglodanicaHilara anglodanicaHilara anglodanicaHilara anglodanicaConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataThricops diaphanusThricops diaphanusThricops diaphanusThricops diaphanusDelia platuraDelia platuraDelia platuraDelia platuraPhilygria interstinctaPhilygria interstinctaPhilygria interstinctaPhilygria interstinctaOrthonevra nobilisOrthonevra nobilisOrthonevra nobilisOrthonevra nobilisDelia radicumDelia radicumDelia radicumDelia radicumMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSmall-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairaeSmall-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairaeCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparine