Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.47428, -3.31716
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 164m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 164m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Brambling, Redstart +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Brambling, Redstart +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Bluebell, Holly +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Bluebell, Holly +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Hornet +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Hornet +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Hawthorn, Rowan +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Severn Way (1) Source to Shrewsbury Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (1) Length 116 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 426 m ▾
Named route Length 426 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 81 Length 41 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 38 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 38 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 81 Length 4 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 707 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 707 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
699 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 699 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Flycatcher · Brambling · Blue Tit · Redstart · Great Tit +35
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Curlew Numenius arquata Siskin Spinus spinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2018 Jay Garrulus glandarius2018 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2016 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger +2
Mole Talpa europaea2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 Brown Hare Hornet · Mesembrina meridiana · Small Garden Bumblebee · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Common Carder Bee +9
Hornet Vespa crabro2024 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Bluebell · Holly · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Ribwort Plantain · Lesser Celandine +31
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Holly Ilex aquifolium Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2017 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 699 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Flycatcher · Brambling · Blue Tit · Redstart · Great Tit +35
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Curlew Numenius arquata Siskin Spinus spinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2018 Jay Garrulus glandarius2018 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2016 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger +2
Mole Talpa europaea2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2024 Brown Hare Hornet · Mesembrina meridiana · Small Garden Bumblebee · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Common Carder Bee +9
Hornet Vespa crabro2024 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Bluebell · Holly · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum · Ribwort Plantain · Lesser Celandine +31
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Holly Ilex aquifolium Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2017 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2022
Lepus europaeus2022
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Oedemera nobilis2024
Oedemera nobilis2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2021
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2014
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2014
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2014
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2014 Crosswort
Crosswort
Cruciata laevipes
Cruciata laevipes
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2024
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2024
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2019
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2019
Water Avens Geum rivale2019
Water Avens Geum rivale2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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