Hadnall Moat and Ridge and Furrow
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.77448, -2.71053
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Field Penny-cress, Foxglove +64 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km▾
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route14 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route133 m▾
Named routeLength 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
The site of a 14th century moat in Hadnall
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,685 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,685 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +24
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +9
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Elder · Pineappleweed · Soft-rush · Selfheal · False Oat-grass +64
- ElderSambucus nigra
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,685 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +24
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +9
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Elder · Pineappleweed · Soft-rush · Selfheal · False Oat-grass +64
- ElderSambucus nigra
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Ant BeetleThanasimus formicariusAnt BeetleThanasimus formicariusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSquirreltail FescueVulpia bromoidesSquirreltail FescueVulpia bromoidesMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLeast DuckweedLemna minutaLeast DuckweedLemna minutaAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisGarden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockianaGarden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockianaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHybrid Rye-GrassLolium multiflorum x perenne = L. x boucheanumHybrid Rye-GrassLolium multiflorum x perenne = L. x boucheanumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineEvents & activities nearby
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