🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Great Crested Grebe
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Great Crested Grebe
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
11 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
Free
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
Free
playground, toilets, parking
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, Rhyzobius lophanthae +46 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
🌿
Foraging
Strong match
Varies
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Maelor WayWalking route39 km▾
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 12Walking route23 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12Length 23 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to EllesmereWalking route34 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12bLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling
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12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Meres & Mosses Family Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Signposted as Colemere Family Route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 455Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route411 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 411 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route964 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 455Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
