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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.89694, -2.65988
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Robin
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Robin, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Robin, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST CHAD; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Raspberry, Yorkshire-fog, Wood Avens +56 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - Wem to WhitchurchWalking route25 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12aLength 25 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km▾
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 12Walking route23 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12Length 23 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to EllesmereWalking route34 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12bLength 34 kmRegional walking route
20 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
Route 455Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route883 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 883 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,274 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mole
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 24-spot Ladybird +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,274 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mole
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 24-spot Ladybird +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Nephus limonii/redtenbacheriNephus limonii/redtenbacheriNephus limonii/redtenbacheriNephus limonii/redtenbacheriHypera aratorHypera aratorHypera aratorHypera aratorLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataIvy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025