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52.71336, -3.02973
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Wood Sage, Ivy +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Wood Sage, Ivy +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Severn Way (1) Source to Shrewsbury Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (1) Length 116 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 14 Walking route 22.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW14 Length 22.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 11.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 612 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 612 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 530 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 530 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 14.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 14.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The fort on Middletown Hill
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Wildlife to spot
32,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,147 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Warbler · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff +37
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Whitethroat Curruca communis 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Oedemera femoralis · Hornet Hoverfly · Endomychus coccineus · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis intricaria +8
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025 Banded General Stratiomys potamida Bramble · Wood Sage · Ivy · Meadowsweet · Heather +14
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Ivy Hedera helix Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Heather Calluna vulgaris Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,147 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Warbler · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff +37
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Whitethroat Curruca communis 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Oedemera femoralis · Hornet Hoverfly · Endomychus coccineus · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis intricaria +8
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025 Banded General Stratiomys potamida Bramble · Wood Sage · Ivy · Meadowsweet · Heather +14
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Ivy Hedera helix Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Heather Calluna vulgaris Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2025
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum 