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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Bramble, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Navelwort, Beech, Rhododendron +136 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Navelwort, Beech, Rhododendron +136 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2021; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km

Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 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

hodnet-market draytonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route883 m

Named routeRef 45Length 883 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route13.4 km

Named routeRef 45Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 45Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

springsummer

2025

Pied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Redstart · Chiffchaff · Great Tit +15

Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Great TitParus major2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Field Vole · Red Fox

Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🌿

Plants110 species

summer

2025

Navelwort · Lesser Trefoil · Bramble · Wood Sage · Heath Speedwell +105

NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
Nottingham CatchflySilene nutans2024
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2024
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024
Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2024
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2024
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2024
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

springsummer

2025

Pied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Redstart · Chiffchaff · Great Tit +15

Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Great TitParus major2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Field Vole · Red Fox

Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🌿

Plants110 species

summer

2025

Navelwort · Lesser Trefoil · Bramble · Wood Sage · Heath Speedwell +105

NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
Nottingham CatchflySilene nutans2024
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2024
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024
Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2024
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2024
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2024
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hawkstone Park Shropshire - view from Grotto Hill towards valley and entrance drive

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