Moated site 140m east of St Mary's Church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.78612, -2.65300
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Prickly Lettuce, Wall Speedwell · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km▾
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
14 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
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route133 m▾
Named routeLength 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route150 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Overgrown Moated Site at Shawbury
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,856 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,856 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Wren +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Clitostethus arcuatus · Harlequin Ladybird +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Pignut · Creeping Cinquefoil · Primrose · Field Wood-rush · Lesser Celandine +7
- PignutConopodium majus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,856 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Wren +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Clitostethus arcuatus · Harlequin Ladybird +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Pignut · Creeping Cinquefoil · Primrose · Field Wood-rush · Lesser Celandine +7
- PignutConopodium majus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adonis' Ladybird
Adonis' Ladybird
Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2025Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2024Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisEvents & activities nearby
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