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Getting here
52.78370, -3.03663
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Goldfinch
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Goldfinch
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 — Dunnock, Goldfinch, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2024
Free
Mammals — Feral Cat, Mole, Badger +13 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Woundwort Shieldbug +250 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Spruce's Bristle-moss, Canadian Waterweed +50 more · last seen 2021
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.1 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St John's Church, Maesbrook
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Wildlife to spot
1,589 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,589 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2024▾
Stock Dove · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +39
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Weasel · Hedgehog
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Club-tail · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird +7
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Creeping Bent · Red Clover · Sweet Vernal-grass · White Clover · Hogweed +83
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,589 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2024▾
Stock Dove · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +39
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Weasel · Hedgehog
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Club-tail · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird +7
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Creeping Bent · Red Clover · Sweet Vernal-grass · White Clover · Hogweed +83
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2024Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaGreater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chloranthaGreater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chloranthaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masPoplarPopulusPoplarPopulusSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisHybrid Rye-GrassLolium multiflorum x perenne = L. x boucheanumHybrid Rye-GrassLolium multiflorum x perenne = L. x boucheanumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperBlack-poplarPopulus nigraBlack-poplarPopulus nigraAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaTufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repens