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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome33 ha
Getting here
52.89551, -2.48145
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue 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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: PELL WALL
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, 14-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, White Clover, Cleavers +117 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Puccinia circaeae, Pucciniastrum circaeae, Ganoderma adspersum +5 more · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
hodnet-market draytonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route573 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route307 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 307 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lanebridleway · 963 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 963 mPath type: unclassified
Sandy Lanebridleway · 326 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 326 mPath type: unclassified
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View of Pell Wall, near Market Drayton
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Wildlife to spot
21,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,622 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch · Great Tit +19
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +8
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Cleavers · Herb-Robert · Elder · Petty Spurge · Germander Speedwell +71
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- DaisyBellis perennis
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,622 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Nuthatch · Great Tit +19
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +8
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Cleavers · Herb-Robert · Elder · Petty Spurge · Germander Speedwell +71
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- DaisyBellis perennis
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagianaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRubus vestitusRubus vestitusRubus vestitusRubus vestitusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaFranchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetiiFranchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetiiRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratus