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St Mary's Church

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.39230, -2.63207

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Stonechat, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bush Vetch, Bluebell, Sweet Vernal-grass +97 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bush Vetch, Bluebell, Sweet Vernal-grass +97 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Elder +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Large White +19 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Large White +19 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shropshire Way - stage 06Walking route17.1 km

Named routeRef ShW06Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route

Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)Walking route14 km

Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 07Walking route17.6 km

Named routeRef ShW07Length 17.6 kmLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

5,104 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,104 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

springautumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Raven · Kestrel · Wheatear +34

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwiftApus apus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,104 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

springautumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Raven · Kestrel · Wheatear +34

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwiftApus apus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Henley Hall Park & GardenUrban park3.4 km→✦Limeworks at The NoversHistoric site4.4 km→✦Coal mining remains and brick works on Catherton CommonHistoric site4.9 km→✦Churchyard cross at St Mary's ChurchHistoric site0 m→✦Slight univallate hillfort and two ring cairns on the summit of Titterstone Clee HillHistoric site2.5 km→✦Coal mining remains immediately north east of Horseditch House on Clee HillHistoric site2.6 km→

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