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52.50472, -2.87357
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 322m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 322m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Bracken, Tufted Hair-grass +54 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Bracken, Tufted Hair-grass +54 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Bilberry Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Bilberry Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hawkweed, Crab Apple +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pole Bank Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reservoir Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This short walk starts from Carding Mill Valley at the heart of the Long Mynd and takes you on a gentle stroll past the mill ponds and up the reservoir bank. This route is along a wide footpath. There are steps up the reservoir bank.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Pipe Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This walk is a great way to see some beautiful views and also to really get to the heart of 'those blue remembered hills', as mentioned in the poem by A E Housman. There are some steep slopes, steps and narrow paths along this route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map The Pools Loop Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pole Bank Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Herefordshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Church Stretton Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 11.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
5,916 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,916 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Crossbill · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +44
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Martin Delichon urbicum Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Cleavers · Male-fern · Holly · Scaly Male-fern · Tormentil +34
Cleavers Galium aparine Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Holly Ilex aquifolium Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis Tormentil Potentilla erecta Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Early Hair-grass Aira praecox Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,916 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Crossbill · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow +44
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Martin Delichon urbicum Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Cleavers · Male-fern · Holly · Scaly Male-fern · Tormentil +34
Cleavers Galium aparine Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Holly Ilex aquifolium Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis Tormentil Potentilla erecta Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Early Hair-grass Aira praecox Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus
Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
European Larch Larix decidua
European Larch Larix decidua
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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