Chipnall Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.88414, -2.42086
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Mallard, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Mallard, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 552 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 6.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 307 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 307 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 164 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Chipnall Wood south of Tag Lane
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Wildlife to spot
10,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,475 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Dunnock · Great Tit +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,475 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Dunnock · Great Tit +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
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