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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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8 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, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

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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

9,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds82 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +77

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CootFulica atra2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Otter +3

BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
OtterLutra lutra2025
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
StoatMustela erminea2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects57 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Harlequin Ladybird +52

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025
Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025
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
Tipula luteipennisTipula luteipennis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
MorelliaMorellia2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Lesne's EarwigForficula lesnei2024
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Southern Marsh-orchid · Horse-radish · Field Scabious · Chicory · Germander Speedwell +2

Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds82 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +77

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CootFulica atra2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Otter +3

BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
OtterLutra lutra2025
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
StoatMustela erminea2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects57 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Harlequin Ladybird +52

Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025
Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025
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
Tipula luteipennisTipula luteipennis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
MorelliaMorellia2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Lesne's EarwigForficula lesnei2024
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Southern Marsh-orchid · Horse-radish · Field Scabious · Chicory · Germander Speedwell +2

Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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