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Copthorne Park Countryside Site

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52.71124, -2.77922

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Avens, Tufted Vetch, Creeping Cinquefoil +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Tufted Vetch, Creeping Cinquefoil +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shropshire Way - stage 01Walking route24.1 km

Named routeRef ShW01Length 24.1 kmLocal walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km

Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route

Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km

Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km

Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route

Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km

Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route

Mytton Parkpublic footpath · 98 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 44Cycling route

Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route99 m

Named routeRef 81Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route885 m

Named routeRef 44Length 885 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 44Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Shelton Lanebridleway · 587 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 587 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

32,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SwiftApus apus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SiskinSpinus spinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RavenCorvus corax
CootFulica atra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Water Vole

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects49 species

summerwinter

2025

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Banded Demoiselle +44

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

🌿

Plants73 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Wood Avens · Black Horehound · Tufted Vetch · Creeping Cinquefoil · Hedge Mustard +68

Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Fern-leaved BeggarticksBidens ferulifolia2025
Algerian IvyHedera algeriensis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
CharlockSinapis arvensis2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Nicotiana sylvestrisNicotiana sylvestris2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2025
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2025
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2025
KnotgrassPolygonum2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HederaHedera2025
HebenstretiaHebenstretia2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2025
American Winter-cressBarbarea verna2025
Water-violetHottonia palustris2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Swedish CotoneasterCotoneaster conspicuus x dammeri = C. x suecicus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Red JasmineJasminum beesianum2025
Broad-leaved OleasterElaeagnus macrophylla2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
SwiftApus apus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SiskinSpinus spinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RavenCorvus corax
CootFulica atra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Water Vole

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects49 species

summerwinter

2025

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Banded Demoiselle +44

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

🌿

Plants73 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Wood Avens · Black Horehound · Tufted Vetch · Creeping Cinquefoil · Hedge Mustard +68

Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Fern-leaved BeggarticksBidens ferulifolia2025
Algerian IvyHedera algeriensis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
CharlockSinapis arvensis2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Nicotiana sylvestrisNicotiana sylvestris2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2025
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2025
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2025
KnotgrassPolygonum2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HederaHedera2025
HebenstretiaHebenstretia2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2025
American Winter-cressBarbarea verna2025
Water-violetHottonia palustris2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Swedish CotoneasterCotoneaster conspicuus x dammeri = C. x suecicus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Red JasmineJasminum beesianum2025
Broad-leaved OleasterElaeagnus macrophylla2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025