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Lime Kilns

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.57561, -2.61147

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff +53 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff +53 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Common Blue Damselfly, Corizus hyoscyami +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Coltsfoot, Common Gromwell, Ash +193 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 07Walking route17.6 km
Named routeRef ShW07Length 17.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 08Walking route20.1 km
Named routeRef ShW08Length 20.1 kmLocal walking route
Stanway Coppice Walk, Wilderhope ManorWalking route2.4 km

This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Stanway Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Longville Coppice Walk, Wilderhope ManorWalking route2.9 km

This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Longville Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 2.9 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Major's Leap Walk, Wenlock EdgeWalking route5.6 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 routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Knowle Quarry Lime Kilns

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Knowle Quarry Lime Kilns

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lime KilnHistoric site3 km→🌽Southfield Road AllotmentsAllotments4.1 km→✦The Ditches (or Larden Ditches) in Mogg ForestHistoric site4.2 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Medieval cross in Holy Trinity churchyardHistoric site4.3 km→✦Wenlock PrioryHistoric site4.5 km→