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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.67262, -3.12341
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Greenfinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Greenfinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 14-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Orange Balsam, Green Alkanet +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Glyndŵr's WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 217kmNational walking route
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route31 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route75 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,187 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,187 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- SwiftsApodidae2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 14-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Early Bumblebee · Cream-streaked Ladybird +14
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Japanese Knotweed · Green Alkanet · Bulrush · Hemp-agrimony · Oxeye Daisy +46
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- BulrushTypha latifolia2024
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,187 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- SwiftsApodidae2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mole · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 14-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Early Bumblebee · Cream-streaked Ladybird +14
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Japanese Knotweed · Green Alkanet · Bulrush · Hemp-agrimony · Oxeye Daisy +46
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- BulrushTypha latifolia2024
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024YewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024PrimrosePrimula2024PrimrosePrimula2024Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2024Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024ColumbineAquilegia2024ColumbineAquilegia2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024SanicleSanicula europaea2024SanicleSanicula europaea2024