Offa's Dyke: section 1/2 mile (800m) long, SE from county boundary to River Unk Also in Powys: Wales 2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
52.49583, -3.09160
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Levee scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler ✦ 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
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler ✦ 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 — Wigeon, Shoveler, Peregrine +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Peregrine +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Meadowsweet, Sweet Cicely +2 more foraging species
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Offa's Dyke Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Middle Woodbatch Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 03 Walking route 18.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW03 Length 18.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Herefordshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 102 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 102 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 6.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,452 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,452 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Peregrine · Raven · Starling +38
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Barn Owl Tyto alba Merlin Falco columbarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Otter Lutra lutra2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens +2
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Eriothrix rufomaculata Yarrow · Common Knapweed · Hogweed · Sweet Cicely · Meadowsweet +3
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Hazel Corylus avellana Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,452 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Peregrine · Raven · Starling +38
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Barn Owl Tyto alba Merlin Falco columbarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Otter Lutra lutra2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens +2
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Eriothrix rufomaculata Yarrow · Common Knapweed · Hogweed · Sweet Cicely · Meadowsweet +3
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Hazel Corylus avellana Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium 