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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
52.40767, -2.80122
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hawfinch and Wigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hawfinch and Wigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hawfinch, Wigeon, Little Egret +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Hawfinch, Wigeon, Little Egret +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Ochre Brittlegill, Common Puffball +212 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Corvedale Three Castles WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route325 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,354 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,354 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Pintail · Grey Heron · Little Egret · Great Spotted Woodpecker +19
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PintailAnas acuta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CootFulica atra
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Stethorus pusillus · Harlequin Ladybird +16
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Pine Ladybird
Wood Dock · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Selfheal · Mexican Fleabane +101
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Sycamore
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,354 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Pintail · Grey Heron · Little Egret · Great Spotted Woodpecker +19
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PintailAnas acuta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CootFulica atra
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Stethorus pusillus · Harlequin Ladybird +16
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Pine Ladybird
Wood Dock · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Selfheal · Mexican Fleabane +101
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Sycamore
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisClitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatusScymnus auritusScymnus auritusScymnus auritusScymnus auritusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataScymnus femoralisScymnus femoralisScymnus femoralisScymnus femoralis10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusAcer pseudoplatanus
Acer pseudoplatanus
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulcaIvy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulcaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisDame's-violetHesperis matronalisDame's-violetHesperis matronalisHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Creeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumPyrenean LilyLilium pyrenaicumPyrenean LilyLilium pyrenaicumSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisSlender Parsley-piertAphanes australisNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra