Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Dogs welcome 104 ha
Getting here
52.55819, -2.36558
Open directionsv Davenport House is a historic country house in the English village of Worfield, Shropshire. Located to the southwest of the village centre, it was built in 1726, and is a Grade I listed building. Its grounds are Grade II* listed.
Read more on Wikipedia → Mansion Grade I listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: DAVENPORT HOUSE; Historic site
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Broad Buckler-fern, Apple-of-Peru +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Morfe Walk, Comer Woods, Dudmaston Estate Walking route 6.1 km ▾
All walks use natural paths which can be muddy or slippery. Dog friendly.
Named route Length 6.1 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Explorer Trail, Comer Woods, Dudmaston Estate Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Some steep slopes. Dogs are welcome (on and off lead areas)
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester Walking route 93 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (2) Length 93 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 5.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 94 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 94 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 436 m ▾
Named route Length 436 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Tripadvisor
Wildlife to spot
7,020 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 7,020 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · House Sparrow · Blackbird +43
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black Swan Cygnus atratus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Hobby Falco subbuteo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +7
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,020 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · House Sparrow · Blackbird +43
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black Swan Cygnus atratus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Hobby Falco subbuteo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +7
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata 