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🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.53812, -2.80871
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Carrion Crow 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Loft — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Carrion Crow 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Loft — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St Lawrence; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
Birds — House Martin, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01 Walking route 24.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW01 Length 24.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Pole Bank Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reservoir Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This short walk starts from Carding Mill Valley at the heart of the Long Mynd and takes you on a gentle stroll past the mill ponds and up the reservoir bank. This route is along a wide footpath. There are steps up the reservoir bank.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Pipe Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This walk is a great way to see some beautiful views and also to really get to the heart of 'those blue remembered hills', as mentioned in the poem by A E Housman. There are some steep slopes, steps and narrow paths along this route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map The Pools Loop Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gas Works Lane public footpath · 374 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 374 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Coffin Lane or The Narrows public footpath · 154 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 154 m Path type: footway
Show on map Coffin Lane or The Narrows public footpath · 206 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 206 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Church Stretton Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Cunnery Road bridleway · 673 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 673 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton
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Wildlife to spot
78,081 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 78,081 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Halesus radiatus +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Snowdrop · Bramble · Ivy · Holly · Broad-leaved Dock +15
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025 Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 78,081 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Halesus radiatus +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Snowdrop · Bramble · Ivy · Holly · Broad-leaved Dock +15
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025 Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2025
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Willowherb Epilobium2025
Willowherb Epilobium2025 