Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.43591, -2.55786
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Swallow
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Swallow, Skylark +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Raven, Swallow, Skylark +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Shoulder, Dusky Thorn, Iron Prominent +84 more · last seen 2024
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +163 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 06Walking route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW06Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Simon Evans WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)Walking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 07Walking route17.6 km▾
Named routeRef ShW07Length 17.6 kmLocal walking route
Photos
Holy Trinity church (Wheathill)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,761 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,761 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Raven · House Sparrow · House Martin · Yellowhammer +17
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Otter
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Cleavers · Guelder-rose · Bramble · Yew · Ground-ivy +77
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- YewTaxus baccata
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- IvyHedera helix
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,761 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Raven · House Sparrow · House Martin · Yellowhammer +17
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Otter
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2024
Cleavers · Guelder-rose · Bramble · Yew · Ground-ivy +77
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- YewTaxus baccata
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- IvyHedera helix
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ground-elder
Ground-elder
Aegopodium podagraria
Aegopodium podagraria
HollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonElmUlmusElmUlmusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaIndet. ComfreySymphytumIndet. ComfreySymphytumBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesLaburnhamLaburnum anagyroidesDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumEvents & activities nearby
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