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Getting here
52.18888, -3.12679
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Dipper
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Dipper
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Dipper, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Raven, Dipper, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Drusus annulatus, Sericostoma personatum +238 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Greater Stitchwort, Common Nettle +67 more · last seen 2022
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Offa's Dyke Path; Named hiking route nearby: Offa's Dyke Path
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route613 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 613 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Window inside St. Mary's Church (Chancel | Gladestry)
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Wildlife to spot
4,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,910 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Dipper · Raven · Rook · Skylark · Goldcrest +31
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2019
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · American Mink · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Muntjac
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Adder
Hornet · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +45
- HornetVespa crabro2020
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Caenis rivulorumCaenis rivulorum
Meadow Foxtail · Ground-ivy · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wood Anemone +14
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Garden Lady's-mantle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,910 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Dipper · Raven · Rook · Skylark · Goldcrest +31
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2019
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · American Mink · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Muntjac
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Adder
Hornet · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +45
- HornetVespa crabro2020
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Caenis rivulorumCaenis rivulorum
Meadow Foxtail · Ground-ivy · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wood Anemone +14
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Garden Lady's-mantle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Meniscus MidgeDixidae2018Meniscus MidgeDixidae2018Green DrakeEphemera danica2018Green DrakeEphemera danica2018Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2018Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2018Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2018Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2018LeptophlebiidaeLeptophlebiidae2018LeptophlebiidaeLeptophlebiidae2018Mayfly (Ephemeridae)Ephemeridae2018Mayfly (Ephemeridae)Ephemeridae2018Pomatinus substriatusPomatinus substriatus2018Pomatinus substriatusPomatinus substriatus2018Non-biting midgesChironomidae2018Non-biting midgesChironomidae2018Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus2018Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus2018Nemoura avicularisNemoura avicularis2018Nemoura avicularisNemoura avicularis2018MystacidesMystacides2018MystacidesMystacides2018RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae2018RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae2018DicranotaDicranota2018DicranotaDicranota2018Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2018Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2018ParaleptophlebiaParaleptophlebia2018ParaleptophlebiaParaleptophlebia2018Simulium cryophilumSimulium cryophilum2018Simulium cryophilumSimulium cryophilum2018Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018Simulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatum2018Simulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatum2018OulimniusOulimnius2018OulimniusOulimnius2018Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2018Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2018Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2018Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2018TanypodinaeTanypodinae2018TanypodinaeTanypodinae2018Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2018Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae2018Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2018Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2018EmpididaeEmpididae2018EmpididaeEmpididae2018EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2018EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2018Black fliesSimuliidae2018Black fliesSimuliidae2018Tipula montiumTipula montium2018Tipula montiumTipula montium2018Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2018Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2018Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2018Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2018Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2018Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2018HydropsychidaeHydropsychidae2018HydropsychidaeHydropsychidae2018Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2018Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2018LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2018LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2018Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2018Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2018IthytrichiaIthytrichia2018IthytrichiaIthytrichia2018Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2018Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2018Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2018Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2018Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2018Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2018Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2018Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2018Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2018Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2018Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2018Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2018Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2018Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Alchemilla mollis
Alchemilla mollis
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisPrimrosePrimulaPrimrosePrimula