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Harlescott Grange

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52.74190, -2.73762

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius lophanthae +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius lophanthae +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Horse-radish, Field Scabious +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Horse-radish, Field Scabious +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shropshire Way - stage 01Walking route24.1 km

Named routeRef ShW01Length 24.1 kmLocal walking route

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 - stage 15Walking route21.1 km

Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route

Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km

Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 44Cycling route

Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route99 m

Named routeRef 81Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,468 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,468 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2026

Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Robin · Song Thrush +45

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Badger · Soprano Pipistrelle · Otter · Bank Vole

BadgerMeles meles
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
OtterLutra lutra2025
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025

🐝

Insects48 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Nephus quadrimaculatus +43

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025
Tipula luteipennisTipula luteipennis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Dolichocephala guttataDolichocephala guttata2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata2025
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis2025
Trigonometopus frontalisTrigonometopus frontalis2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Psilopa nitidulaPsilopa nitidula2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Stilpon graminumStilpon graminum2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
MorelliaMorellia2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Southern Marsh-orchid

Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,468 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2026

Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Robin · Song Thrush +45

BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Badger · Soprano Pipistrelle · Otter · Bank Vole

BadgerMeles meles
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
OtterLutra lutra2025
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025

🐝

Insects48 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Nephus quadrimaculatus +43

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025
Tipula luteipennisTipula luteipennis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Dolichocephala guttataDolichocephala guttata2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata2025
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis2025
Trigonometopus frontalisTrigonometopus frontalis2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Psilopa nitidulaPsilopa nitidula2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Stilpon graminumStilpon graminum2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
MorelliaMorellia2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Southern Marsh-orchid

Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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