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St James's Church

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
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

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Barn Owl, Nuthatch +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Barn Owl, Nuthatch +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Woolly Thistle, Cowslip, Hesgen Lwyd +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Woolly Thistle, Cowslip, Hesgen Lwyd +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +23 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +23 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Small Nettle, Garlic Mustard +6 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

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→

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