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Epiphany Chapel

📷 Row17 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.81913, -2.54030

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Peregrine +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Hobby, Peregrine +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Guelder-rose, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Woodsy Silk-moss +80 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Guelder-rose, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Woodsy Silk-moss +80 more · last seen 2019

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Guelder-rose, Two-horned Pincerwort, Great Scented Liverwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

hodnet-market draytonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route13.4 km

Named routeRef 45Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,003 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,003 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

springsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Hobby · Peregrine · Quail · Yellow Wagtail +22

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2021
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
SwiftApus apus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2025

Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects15 species

autumn

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Nephus limonii/redtenbacheriNephus limonii/redtenbacheri2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2019

Guelder-rose

Guelder-roseViburnum opulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,003 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

springsummer

2025

Barn Owl · Hobby · Peregrine · Quail · Yellow Wagtail +22

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2021
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
SwiftApus apus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2025

Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects15 species

autumn

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Nephus limonii/redtenbacheriNephus limonii/redtenbacheri2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2019

Guelder-rose

Guelder-roseViburnum opulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Row17 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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