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Getting here
52.86216, -3.04607
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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 Dipper and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +37 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Dipper, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nipplewort, Canadian Fleabane, Wild Carrot +79 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Turnip Tigress, 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 455Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route277 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 277 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route871 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 871 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 455Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route435 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
25,875 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,875 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodcock +35
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Turnip Tigress · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pterostichus strenuus · Catops fuliginosus +32
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
- Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
🌿Plants82 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Nipplewort · Canadian Fleabane · Wild Carrot · Redshank · Cockspur +77
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- Des Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,875 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodcock +35
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Turnip Tigress · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pterostichus strenuus · Catops fuliginosus +32
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
- Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
🌿Plants82 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Nipplewort · Canadian Fleabane · Wild Carrot · Redshank · Cockspur +77
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- Des Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bridgman’s Bean-galler
Bridgman’s Bean-galler
Euura bridgmanii2025
Euura bridgmanii2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusAmara familiarisAmara familiarisAmara familiarisAmara familiarisStomis pumicatusStomis pumicatusStomis pumicatusStomis pumicatusScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisLeistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbisCorticarina minutaCorticarina minutaCorticarina minutaCorticarina minutaBradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasciCholeva fagnieziCholeva fagnieziCholeva fagnieziCholeva fagnieziAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiPtenidium laevigatumPtenidium laevigatumPtenidium laevigatumPtenidium laevigatumPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalus24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataCatops morioCatops morioCatops morioCatops morioBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaAsaphidion stierliniAsaphidion stierlini2025Asaphidion stierliniAsaphidion stierlini2025Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2025Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2025Orthocis alniOrthocis alni2025Orthocis alniOrthocis alni2025Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2025Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugae2025Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugae2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralisCommon Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralisLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratensePendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleGreater Quaking-grassBriza maximaGreater Quaking-grassBriza maximaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisEvents & activities nearby
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