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▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐕 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 11 Walking route 18.6 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW11 Length 18.6 km Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Shropshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 105 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 105 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 133 m ▾
Named route Length 133 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 150 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 150 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,647 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,647 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Wren +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Clitostethus arcuatus · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Weymouth Pine · Heath Rush · Bog Pondweed · Lesser Pond-sedge +4
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Weymouth Pine Pinus strobus Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024 Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2024 Lesser Pond-sedge Carex acutiformis2024 Cat's-ear Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,647 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Wren +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Clitostethus arcuatus · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Weymouth Pine · Heath Rush · Bog Pondweed · Lesser Pond-sedge +4
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Weymouth Pine Pinus strobus Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024 Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2024 Lesser Pond-sedge Carex acutiformis2024 Cat's-ear Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus2025
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2024
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2024 Hypochaeris radicata2024
Hypochaeris radicata2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024