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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.88095, -2.65366
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Mick's Mill on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Mick's Mill on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +60 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - Wem to WhitchurchWalking route25 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12aLength 25 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km▾
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 12Walking route23 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12Length 23 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to EllesmereWalking route34 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12bLength 34 kmRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 455Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route883 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 883 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.4 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Micks Mill, Prees Green, Shropshire
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Wildlife to spot
6,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,863 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2024▾
Starling · Blackbird · Swift · Robin · Blue Tit +20
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Pine Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
- Nephus quadrimaculatus
Cat's-ear · Knotgrass · Hedge Bindweed · Creeping Thistle · Common Chickweed +54
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- IvyHedera helix
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,863 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2024▾
Starling · Blackbird · Swift · Robin · Blue Tit +20
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Pine Ladybird +9
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
- Nephus quadrimaculatus
Cat's-ear · Knotgrass · Hedge Bindweed · Creeping Thistle · Common Chickweed +54
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- IvyHedera helix
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataIvy BeeColletes hederaeIvy BeeColletes hederaeAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.