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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
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Getting here
52.59297, -2.57850
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ✦ 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
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Gromwell, Intermediate Polypody, Hart's-Tongue +165 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 08 Walking route 20.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW08 Length 20.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Woodland and Countryside Walk, Benthall Hall Walking route 4.8 km ▾
This hike through native woodland takes in quarries and fossils, then opens up to reveal expansive views of north Shropshire. This can be muddy in wet weather and winter months, so sensible walking footwear is advised.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ironbridge Walk, Benthall Hall Walking route 5.4 km ▾
This can be muddy in wet weather and winter months, so sensible walking footwear is advised. This route includes stiles, lots of steps and some steep climbs. The parkland in front of Benthall Hall contains cattle at certain times of year.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester Walking route 93 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (2) Length 93 km Regional walking route
Show on map Major's Leap Walk, Wenlock Edge Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Enjoy this circular walk along an old packhorse route and through woodland footpaths, taking in far-reaching views and flourishing wildflowers. It's named after the legend of a Royalist major who is said to have galloped off Wenlock Edge on horseback to e
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blakeway Hollow bridleway · 54 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 54 m Surface rock Path type: track
Show on map Blakeway Hollow bridleway · 144 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 144 m Surface mud Path type: track
Show on map Blakeway Hollow bridleway · 45 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 45 m Path type: track
Show on map Blakeway Hollow bridleway · 733 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 733 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Blakeway Hollow bridleway · 110 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 110 m Surface mud Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
20,143 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,143 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Yellowhammer · Wren · Blackbird +4
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Meadow Grasshopper +3
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Eupeodes Pendulous Sedge · Ramsons · Germander Speedwell · Bramble · Soft-brome +153
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025 Ramsons Allium ursinum2025 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025 Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,143 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Yellowhammer · Wren · Blackbird +4
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Meadow Grasshopper +3
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Eupeodes Pendulous Sedge · Ramsons · Germander Speedwell · Bramble · Soft-brome +153
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025 Ramsons Allium ursinum2025 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025 Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 2025
2025
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2025
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros2025
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025
Rape Brassica napus2025
Rape Brassica napus2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria2025
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria2025
Upright Hedge Bedstraw Galium album subsp. erectum2025
Upright Hedge Bedstraw Galium album subsp. erectum2025
Field Garlic Allium oleraceum2025
Field Garlic Allium oleraceum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2025
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2025
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2025
Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus2025
Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2025
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2025
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2025
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2025
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2025
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis2025
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis2025
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2025
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2025
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2025
Des Etangs' St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii2025
Des Etangs' St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Hop Humulus lupulus2025
Hop Humulus lupulus2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2025
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2025
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Common Cornsalad Valerianella locusta2025
Common Cornsalad Valerianella locusta2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Western Gorse Ulex gallii2025
Western Gorse Ulex gallii2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major2025
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2025
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Grass-leaved Orache Atriplex littoralis2025
Grass-leaved Orache Atriplex littoralis2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2025
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2025
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2025
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Wild-oat Avena fatua2025
Wild-oat Avena fatua2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2025
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2025
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Oat Avena sativa2025
Oat Avena sativa2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus2025
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
English Elm Ulmus procera2025
English Elm Ulmus procera2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Erophila verna Erophila verna2025
Erophila verna Erophila verna2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2025
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2025
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2025
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2025
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Wild Onion Allium vineale2025
Wild Onion Allium vineale2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 