Memorial Stone to the Little Flower Girl of Wirswall
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.99253, -2.67440
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Shoveler
- ✦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
- 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Shoveler
- ✦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
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Shoveler, Coot +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Mallard, Shoveler, Coot +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods · last seen 2022
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - Wem to WhitchurchWalking route25 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12aLength 25 kmRegional walking route
Maelor WayWalking route39 km▾
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Hamlets and HedgerowsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 451Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 451National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route370 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Flower girl memorial, Wirswall
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Wildlife to spot
16,759 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,759 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Mute Swan · Barn Owl · Mallard +49
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
2-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Earwig · 10-spot Ladybird +26
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
- Larch Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,759 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Mute Swan · Barn Owl · Mallard +49
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
2-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Earwig · 10-spot Ladybird +26
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
- Larch Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphidecta obliterata2024
Aphidecta obliterata2024
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2024Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2024Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2024Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2024Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024