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🦅 Birds🎠 Play🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.53804, -2.80024
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blue Tit ☀️ 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
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blue Tit ☀️ 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🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Bracken, Tufted Hair-grass +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01 Walking route 24.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW01 Length 24.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Pole Bank Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reservoir Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This short walk starts from Carding Mill Valley at the heart of the Long Mynd and takes you on a gentle stroll past the mill ponds and up the reservoir bank. This route is along a wide footpath. There are steps up the reservoir bank.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Pipe Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This walk is a great way to see some beautiful views and also to really get to the heart of 'those blue remembered hills', as mentioned in the poem by A E Housman. There are some steep slopes, steps and narrow paths along this route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map The Pools Loop Walk, Carding Mill Valley Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Coffin Lane or The Narrows public footpath · 154 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 154 m Path type: footway
Show on map Coffin Lane or The Narrows public footpath · 206 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 206 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Coffin Lane or The Narrows public footpath · 95 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 95 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Church Stretton Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Milburga's Church in Church Stretton
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Wildlife to spot
76,362 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 76,362 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Halesus radiatus +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Snowdrop · Bramble · Ivy · Holly · Broad-leaved Dock +15
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025 Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 76,362 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Tree Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Halesus radiatus +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Snowdrop · Bramble · Ivy · Holly · Broad-leaved Dock +15
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025 Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2025
Aeshna cyanea2025
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2025
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Willowherb Epilobium2025
Willowherb Epilobium2025 