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St Michael's Church

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.82208, -2.49750

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 178m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 178m away — 6 car parks within reach

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Skylark, Corn Bunting +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Skylark, Corn Bunting +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — White Stonecrop, Pineappleweed, Common Ragwort +45 more · last seen 2023; Plants — White Stonecrop, Pineappleweed, Common Ragwort +45 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

hodnet-market draytonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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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

5,803 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,803 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

spring

2025

Skylark · Stonechat · Swallow · Corn Bunting · Yellowhammer +19

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects13 species

autumn

2025

Nephus quadrimaculatus · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 16-spot Ladybird +8

Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa

🌿

Plants105 species

autumn

2024

Daisy · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yorkshire-fog · Scented Mayweed · Mugwort +100

DaisyBellis perennis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
White CampionSilene latifolia
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
AshFraxinus excelsior
HazelCorylus avellana
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Greater PlantainPlantago major
YarrowAchillea millefolium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
CleaversGalium aparine
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
HopHumulus lupulus
Dog-roseRosa canina
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Fat-henChenopodium album
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
GorseUlex europaeus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
IvyHedera helix
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
DandelionTaraxacum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Small NettleUrtica urens
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Black BentAgrostis gigantea
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common CouchElymus repens
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BulrushTypha latifolia
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
NipplewortLapsana communis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,803 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

spring

2025

Skylark · Stonechat · Swallow · Corn Bunting · Yellowhammer +19

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects13 species

autumn

2025

Nephus quadrimaculatus · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 16-spot Ladybird +8

Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa

🌿

Plants105 species

autumn

2024

Daisy · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yorkshire-fog · Scented Mayweed · Mugwort +100

DaisyBellis perennis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
White CampionSilene latifolia
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
AshFraxinus excelsior
HazelCorylus avellana
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
White CloverTrifolium repens
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Greater PlantainPlantago major
YarrowAchillea millefolium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
CleaversGalium aparine
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii
HopHumulus lupulus
Dog-roseRosa canina
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Fat-henChenopodium album
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
GorseUlex europaeus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
IvyHedera helix
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
DandelionTaraxacum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Small NettleUrtica urens
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Black BentAgrostis gigantea
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Common CouchElymus repens
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BulrushTypha latifolia
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
NipplewortLapsana communis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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