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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.90755, -2.88972
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Corner House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Corner House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, Rhyzobius lophanthae +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, Rhyzobius lophanthae +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Maelor Way Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 12 Walking route 23 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12 Length 23 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to Ellesmere Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12b Length 34 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 13 Walking route 22.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW13 Length 22.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Meres & Mosses Family Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Signposted as Colemere Family Route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 455 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 455 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 82 m ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 82 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 411 m ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 411 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 964 m ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 964 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Ellesmere - St Mary's Church & view to The Mere
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Wildlife to spot
24,291 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,291 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +48
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Rhyzobius lophanthae · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +5
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Limnephilus flavicornis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,291 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +48
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Rhyzobius lophanthae · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +5
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Limnephilus flavicornis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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