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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.72277, -3.04513
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- ✦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 — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Wood Sage, Ground-ivy +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.8 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 11.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route612 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 612 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route530 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.1 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,889 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,889 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Woodpigeon +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Fallow Deer · Pygmy Shrew
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Green Grasshopper · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
🌿Plants15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bramble · Ground-ivy · Wood Sage · Heather · Sheep's Sorrel +10
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Foxglove
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,889 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Woodpigeon +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Fallow Deer · Pygmy Shrew
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Green Grasshopper · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
🌿Plants15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bramble · Ground-ivy · Wood Sage · Heather · Sheep's Sorrel +10
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Foxglove
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria verna