Motte castle and icehouse 75m north west of Pool House
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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.95997, -2.50208
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Comma +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Cleavers, Spear Thistle +47 more · last seen 2020
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
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Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 551Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route483 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 483 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route14 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Pool House near Adderley in Shropshire
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Wildlife to spot
2,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,380 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Chiffchaff · Swallow +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalinus sepulchralis · Brown Hawker · Nut Weevil
- Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
- Nut WeevilCurculio nucum2024
🌿Plants79 species
springautumn
2022▾
Smooth Meadow-grass · Crosswort · Ground-ivy · Sticky Mouse-ear · Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia +74
- Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,380 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Chiffchaff · Swallow +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalinus sepulchralis · Brown Hawker · Nut Weevil
- Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
- Nut WeevilCurculio nucum2024
🌿Plants79 species
springautumn
2022▾
Smooth Meadow-grass · Crosswort · Ground-ivy · Sticky Mouse-ear · Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia +74
- Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas