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Shrewsbury Barrow

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.47474, 0.07033

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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
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Common Cord-moss +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Common Cord-moss +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route
Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

285 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Leaway (detour)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route (1)Cycling route

Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Shrewsbury Barrow

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shrewsbury Barrow

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🦉OXLEAS WOODNature reserve1.1 km→🌱Charlton ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Well Hall PleasaunceUrban park2.5 km→🌱Barrier ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sutcliffe ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Thames Barrier ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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