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St Mary's Church

📷 Helen Steed · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.79438, -2.98933

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Wigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Knockin Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Wigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Knockin Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Wigeon, Skylark +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Wigeon, Skylark +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +105 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Red Fescue, Elder +92 more · last seen 2023

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km

Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route

Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km

Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route14.1 km

Named routeRef 81Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,418 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,418 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Corn Bunting · Swift · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow +54

WigeonMareca penelope
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SwiftApus apus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

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Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects15 species

winter

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Nephus quadrimaculatus +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2023

Danish Scurvygrass · Ash · Field Wood-rush · Cock's-foot · Red Dead-nettle +9

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
AshFraxinus excelsior
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,418 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Corn Bunting · Swift · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow +54

WigeonMareca penelope
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SwiftApus apus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects15 species

winter

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Nephus quadrimaculatus +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants14 species

winter

2023

Danish Scurvygrass · Ash · Field Wood-rush · Cock's-foot · Red Dead-nettle +9

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
AshFraxinus excelsior
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Helen Steed · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦PRADOEHistoric site3.3 km→✦St Winifred's WellHistoric site2.4 km→✦Knockin CastleHistoric site100 m→✦Knockin Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately east of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site100 m→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪Dudleston United Reform ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→