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Getting here
52.68497, -2.89606
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, Stethorus pusillus +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Greater Stitchwort, Rubus ulmifolius +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chris Bagley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route147 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Copbridleway · 57 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
2,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Fieldfare · Raven · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +20
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Red Deer
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
22-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Stethorus pusillus · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +19
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Yellow Oat-grass · Fennel Pondweed · Water-purslane · Himalayan Balsam · Common Dog-violet +31
- Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- Water-purslaneLythrum portula
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Fieldfare · Raven · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +20
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Red Deer
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
22-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Stethorus pusillus · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +19
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Yellow Oat-grass · Fennel Pondweed · Water-purslane · Himalayan Balsam · Common Dog-violet +31
- Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- Water-purslaneLythrum portula
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
24-spot Ladybird
24-spot Ladybird
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaePine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusScymnus auritusScymnus auritusScymnus auritusScymnus auritusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttataScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufa10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024IvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Wild PlumPrunus domestica2023Wild PlumPrunus domestica2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2023Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2023Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023Black BryonyTamus communis2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Common CouchElymus repens2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2023Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta2023Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta2023Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2023Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023