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Pradoe Church

📷 Lee Lawrence · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Dunnock, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Dunnock, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Greater Stitchwort, Bluebell, Yellow Figwort +6 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Greater Stitchwort, Bluebell, Yellow Figwort +6 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

6,084 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,084 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Barn Owl · Buzzard · Dunnock · Blue Tit +85

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
HobbyFalco subbuteo2021
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
QuailCoturnix coturnix
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwiftApus apus
RavenCorvus corax2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
CootFulica atra2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
TealAnas crecca2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
GoosanderMergus merganser2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WigeonMareca penelope2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
CurlewNumenius arquata2019
GoshawkAstur gentilis2018

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2022

Badger · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Polecat · Red Fox

BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
PolecatMustela putorius2018
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018

🐝

Insects64 species

summerautumn

2025

22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +59

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2019
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
PeacockAglais io2018
HornetVespa crabro2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2024
Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2024
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2024
Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus2022
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2019
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2019
Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2018
Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2018
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2018
Ectemnius cavifronsEctemnius cavifrons2018
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2018
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2017
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2017
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2017
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2017
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2017
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2016

🌿

Plants10 species

springautumn

2022

Yellow Figwort · Field Scabious · Greater Stitchwort · Bluebell · Green Alkanet +5

Yellow FigwortScrophularia vernalis
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2017
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
MistletoeViscum album2018
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
KnapweedCentaurea2016
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2016
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,084 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Barn Owl · Buzzard · Dunnock · Blue Tit +85

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
HobbyFalco subbuteo2021
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
QuailCoturnix coturnix
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwiftApus apus
RavenCorvus corax2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
CootFulica atra2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Milvus milvus milvusMilvus milvus milvus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
TealAnas crecca2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
GoosanderMergus merganser2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WigeonMareca penelope2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
CurlewNumenius arquata2019
GoshawkAstur gentilis2018

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2022

Badger · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Polecat · Red Fox

BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
PolecatMustela putorius2018
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018

🐝

Insects64 species

summerautumn

2025

22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +59

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2019
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
PeacockAglais io2018
HornetVespa crabro2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2024
Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2024
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2024
Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus2022
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2019
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2019
Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2018
Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2018
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2018
Ectemnius cavifronsEctemnius cavifrons2018
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2018
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2017
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2017
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2017
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2017
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2017
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2016

🌿

Plants10 species

springautumn

2022

Yellow Figwort · Field Scabious · Greater Stitchwort · Bluebell · Green Alkanet +5

Yellow FigwortScrophularia vernalis
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2017
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
MistletoeViscum album2018
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
KnapweedCentaurea2016
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2016
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lee Lawrence · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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