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Getting here
52.51068, -3.17527
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Yellow Wagtail
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 115m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Yellow Wagtail
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 115m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Birds — Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Chiffchaff +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Orange-tip +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Chiffchaff +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Himalayan Balsam, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +62 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route328 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 328 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
499 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
499 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Wagtail · Yellow Wagtail · Chiffchaff · Long-tailed Tit · Goosander +35
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- SwiftApus apus2019
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2019
- DipperCinclus cinclus2017
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
- SiskinSpinus spinus2014
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2014
- Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei2014
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2014
- RavenCorvus corax2014
- DunnockPrunella modularis2014
- RobinErithacus rubecula2014
🦌Mammals6 species
autumnwinter
2024▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Otter +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2015
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2014
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2018▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green-veined White · Small White · Orange-tip · Peacock · Large White +26
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2014
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
- PeacockAglais io2014
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2013
- Brimstone
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Himalayan Balsam · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Elegant Silk-moss · Bank Haircap +60
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2021
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2020
- Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020
- Flabby Thread-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
499 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Wagtail · Yellow Wagtail · Chiffchaff · Long-tailed Tit · Goosander +35
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- SwiftApus apus2019
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2019
- DipperCinclus cinclus2017
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
- SiskinSpinus spinus2014
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2014
- Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei2014
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2014
- RavenCorvus corax2014
- DunnockPrunella modularis2014
- RobinErithacus rubecula2014
🦌Mammals6 species
autumnwinter
2024▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Otter +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2015
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2014
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2018▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green-veined White · Small White · Orange-tip · Peacock · Large White +26
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2014
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
- PeacockAglais io2014
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2013
- Brimstone
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Himalayan Balsam · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Elegant Silk-moss · Bank Haircap +60
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2021
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2020
- Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2020
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020
- Flabby Thread-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gonepteryx rhamni2015
Gonepteryx rhamni2015
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2014Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2014GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2014GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2014Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014CommaPolygonia c-album2014CommaPolygonia c-album2014Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2014Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta20147-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023Coppice Mining BeeAndrena helvola2023Coppice Mining BeeAndrena helvola2023Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2023Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2023Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2023White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2023Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica2023Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2021Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2021Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2014Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2014Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2013Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2013RingletAphantopus hyperantus2013RingletAphantopus hyperantus2013Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2013Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2013Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2013Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2013Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2013Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2013Bryum moravicum2020
Bryum moravicum2020
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2020Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2020Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2020Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2020Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2020Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2020Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2020Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2020Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2020Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2020Pill BryumBryum violaceum2020Pill BryumBryum violaceum2020Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2020Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2020Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2020Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2020Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2020Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2020Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2020Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2020Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2020Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2020Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2020Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2020Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2020Twist-tip Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium schleicheri2020Twist-tip Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium schleicheri2020Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2020Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2020Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2020Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2020Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2020Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2020Common PottiaTortula truncata2020Common PottiaTortula truncata2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2020Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2020Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2020Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2020Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2020Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2020Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2020Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2020Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020Awl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatum2020Awl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatum2020Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2020Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2020Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2020Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2020Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2020Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2020Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2020Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2020Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2020Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2020RedshankCeratodon purpureus2020RedshankCeratodon purpureus2020Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2020Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2020Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2020Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2020Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2020Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2020Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2020Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2020Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2020Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2020Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2020Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2020Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2020Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2020Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2020Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2020Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2020Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2020Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020Elegant GrimmiaSchistidium elegantulum2020Elegant GrimmiaSchistidium elegantulum2020Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2020Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2020Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2020Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2020Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2020Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2020Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2020Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2020Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2020Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2020Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2020Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2020SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2018SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2018Events & activities nearby
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