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COLEMERE

55 ha

📷 muddibootz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome55 ha

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52.89335, -2.84347

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Black-headed Gull +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Black-headed Gull +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — nature reserve

Free

Forest walks

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to Ellesmere

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Mosses Trail PurpleWalking route3.6 km

Named routeLength 3.6 kmLocal walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

14 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

About this nature reserve

Colemere is also a 55-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Shropshire, West Midlands. This area offers habitats characterized by lakes and marshland, attracting diverse wildlife such as amphibians and waterfowl, providing opportunities for nature walks.

Wildlife to spot

51,532 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,532 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Great Tit +47

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CootFulica atra2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,532 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Great Tit +47

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CootFulica atra2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 muddibootz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🏞️THE MERE AT ELLESMERECountry park3.2 km→🌱CastlefieldsUrban park3.1 km→🌱Cremorne GardensUrban park3.6 km→🏞️COLEMERECountry park0 m→🌱The Mere at EllesmereUrban park3.2 km→🦉ELLESMERENature reserve3.6 km→

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