Moated site and associated ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 145m south of St Mary Magdalene's Church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.77473, -2.71051
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 273m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 273m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Field Penny-cress, Foxglove +64 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km▾
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route
16 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 route14 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
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St Mary Magdalene Church, Hadnall, Graveyard
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Wildlife to spot
3,685 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,685 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +24
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +9
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Wood Avens · Rusty Willow · Prickly Lettuce · Cat's-ear · Lady-fern +64
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
- Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,685 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +24
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +9
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Wood Avens · Rusty Willow · Prickly Lettuce · Cat's-ear · Lady-fern +64
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
- Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Ant BeetleThanasimus formicariusAnt BeetleThanasimus formicariusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusDwarf MallowMalva neglectaDwarf MallowMalva neglectaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisErodium cicutariumErodium cicutariumErodium cicutariumErodium cicutariumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaNarrow-Fruited Water-CressNasturtium microphyllumNarrow-Fruited Water-CressNasturtium microphyllumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMedium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermediaMedium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermediaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea