🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Great Crested Grebe
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Boathouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Great Crested Grebe
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Boathouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
9 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
Free
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
Free
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, Rhyzobius lophanthae +45 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
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Foraging
Strong match
Varies
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Maelor WayWalking route39 km▾
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
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
Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling
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13 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
