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Getting here
52.77724, -2.70953
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Foxglove, False Oat-grass +61 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km▾
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal 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
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Wildlife to spot
4,120 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,120 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +24
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Rhyzobius 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
4,120 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +24
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Rhyzobius 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
Rhyzobius litura2024
Rhyzobius litura2024
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 sterilisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCornus 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 reptansLeast 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 pratensisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaSwedish 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 hordeaceusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederacea