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Knockin Castle

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Getting here

52.79453, -2.98811

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Wigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Knockin Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Wigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Knockin Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Wigeon, Stock Dove +92 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Wigeon, Stock Dove +92 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +102 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Sticky Mouse-ear, Red Fescue +92 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal 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

Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route14.1 km

Named routeRef 81Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Corn Bunting · Swift · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow +54

WigeonMareca penelope
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SwiftApus apus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects15 species

winter

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus

🌿

Plants13 species

winter

2023

Danish Scurvygrass · Shining Crane's-bill · daffodils · Common Sorrel · Soft Shield-fern +8

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
daffodilsNarcissus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Corn Bunting · Swift · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow +54

WigeonMareca penelope
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SwiftApus apus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects15 species

winter

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus

🌿

Plants13 species

winter

2023

Danish Scurvygrass · Shining Crane's-bill · daffodils · Common Sorrel · Soft Shield-fern +8

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
daffodilsNarcissus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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✦PRADOEHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds100 m→✦St Winifred's WellHistoric site2.4 km→✦Knockin Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately east of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site0 m→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪Dudleston United Reform ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→