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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Early-purple Orchid, Pink Purslane +130 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Early-purple Orchid, Pink Purslane +130 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Hazel +15 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 07Walking route17.6 km
Named routeRef ShW07Length 17.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 08Walking route20.1 km
Named routeRef ShW08Length 20.1 kmLocal walking route
Stanway Coppice Walk, Wilderhope ManorWalking route2.4 km

This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Stanway Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Longville Coppice Walk, Wilderhope ManorWalking route2.9 km

This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Longville Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 2.9 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Corvedale Three Castles WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Churchyard at St. Peter's church (Rushbury)

Churchyard at St. Peter's church (Rushbury)

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