Limeworks at The Novers
10 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.36049, -2.59485
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Kestrel
- ✦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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Kestrel
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Kestrel, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Stonechat, Kestrel, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Hawker +24 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Wood Avens, Yew +186 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 06Walking route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW06Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)Walking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
10,977 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,977 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStonechat · Kestrel · Marsh Tit · Blackbird · Robin +27
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwiftApus apus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker · Common Hawker +7
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
Annual Beard-grass · Aspen · Groundsel · Lawson Cypress · Dandelion +60
- Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis
- AspenPopulus tremula
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
- DandelionTaraxacum
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,977 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStonechat · Kestrel · Marsh Tit · Blackbird · Robin +27
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwiftApus apus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker · Common Hawker +7
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
Annual Beard-grass · Aspen · Groundsel · Lawson Cypress · Dandelion +60
- Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis
- AspenPopulus tremula
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
- DandelionTaraxacum
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dotted Bee-fly
Dotted Bee-fly
Bombylius discolor
Bombylius discolor
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2023Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2023HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Wood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGoldenrodSolidagoGoldenrodSolidagoHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioica