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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.54648, -3.25207
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 81
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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The ruins of Dolforwyn Castle
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Wildlife to spot
16,251 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,251 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TealAnas crecca
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat · Wood Mouse · Noctule +2
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Giant Hogweed · Common Cow-wheat
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,251 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TealAnas crecca
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat · Wood Mouse · Noctule +2
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Giant Hogweed · Common Cow-wheat
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
American MinkNeovison vison2025American MinkNeovison vison2025Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Oedemera nobilis2025
Oedemera nobilis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025