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St James's Church

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.52282, -2.64717

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Swift
  • ✦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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Swift, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Brown Hare, Badger, Common Pipistrelle +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST JAMES; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Woolly Thistle, Bugle +131 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Earthy Powdercap, Blue Roundhead, Common Cavalier +2 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 07Walking route17.6 km
Named routeRef ShW07Length 17.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 08Walking route20.1 km
Named routeRef ShW08Length 20.1 kmLocal walking route
Stanway Coppice Walk, Wilderhope ManorWalking route2.4 km

This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Stanway Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Longville Coppice Walk, Wilderhope ManorWalking route2.9 km

This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Longville Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 2.9 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Corvedale Three Castles WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Family vault at St. James church (Shipton)

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Family vault at St. James church (Shipton)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The Ditches (or Larden Ditches) in Mogg ForestHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Wildgoose NurseryUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Holdgate CastleHistoric site2.3 km→✦Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall FarmHistoric site2.3 km→