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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.59977, -2.75718
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Raven
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Raven
- ✦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 — Jackdaw, Raven, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Raven, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius litura, 7-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01Walking route24.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW01Length 24.1 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
St Mary's Church and gates
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,017 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,017 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dipper · Raven · Kingfisher · Grey Wagtail · Blackbird +32
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwiftApus apus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +15
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Snowdrop · Common Couch · Creeping Bent · Common Vetch · Annual Meadow-grass +20
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Common CouchElymus repens2024
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
- Common VetchVicia sativa2024
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
- AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,017 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dipper · Raven · Kingfisher · Grey Wagtail · Blackbird +32
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwiftApus apus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +15
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Snowdrop · Common Couch · Creeping Bent · Common Vetch · Annual Meadow-grass +20
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Common CouchElymus repens2024
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
- Common VetchVicia sativa2024
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
- AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataScymnus auritusScymnus auritusScymnus auritusScymnus auritusCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataClitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataFat-henChenopodium album2024Fat-henChenopodium album2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2024Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024