Cross-dyke at Devil's Mouth, west of Burway Hill 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
52.54333, -2.82753
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wren +73 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wren +73 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01 Walking route 24.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW01 Length 24.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Church Stretton Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Carding Mill Valley bridleway · 38 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 38 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Carding Mill Valley bridleway · 126 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 126 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Lower Burway bridleway · 494 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 494 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Devil's Mouth on the Long Mynd
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Wildlife to spot
62,538 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 62,538 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Raven · Blackbird · Kestrel +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenland Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
Tree Bumblebee · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Halesus radiatus +8
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 62,538 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Raven · Blackbird · Kestrel +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenland Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
Tree Bumblebee · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Halesus radiatus +8
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 