Minsterley Play Ground
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.63709, -2.92439
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, 14-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker +125 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bent, Creeping Bent, Bittersweet +257 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01Walking route24.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW01Length 24.1 kmLocal walking route
Chris Bagley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route147 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
13,871 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,871 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumn
2025▾
Crossbill · Siskin · Chaffinch · Goldcrest · Pheasant +23
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Badger · Red Fox · Mole +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
frogs and toads · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common Darter · Hairy Shieldbug · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Orthops (Orthops) campestris · Eupeodes corollae +90
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
- Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Broad-leaved Pondweed · Lesser Spearwort · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Branched Bur-reed · Common Duckweed +15
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Common DuckweedLemna minor
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Cherry Laurel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,871 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springautumn
2025▾
Crossbill · Siskin · Chaffinch · Goldcrest · Pheasant +23
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Badger · Red Fox · Mole +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
frogs and toads · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common Darter · Hairy Shieldbug · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Orthops (Orthops) campestris · Eupeodes corollae +90
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
- Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Broad-leaved Pondweed · Lesser Spearwort · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Branched Bur-reed · Common Duckweed +15
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Common DuckweedLemna minor
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Cherry Laurel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Yellow MayflyPotamanthus luteus2025Yellow MayflyPotamanthus luteus202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2025Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2025KybosKybos2025KybosKybos2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025EristalisEristalis2025EristalisEristalis2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2025Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2025caddisfliesTrichoptera2025caddisfliesTrichoptera2025Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2025Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Microlophium carnosumMicrolophium carnosum2025Microlophium carnosumMicrolophium carnosum2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Sphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthus2025Sphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthus2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2025Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2025Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Shady TigressAthalia lugens2025Shady TigressAthalia lugens2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Slender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostris2025Slender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostris2025Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus laurocerasus
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumUnbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersumHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii