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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.86606, -2.41864
Open directionsv 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 552 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN 552 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Wren +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 552
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Brooklime · last seen 2020; Plants — Bluebell, Brooklime · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 552 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 6.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 307 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 307 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 164 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,863 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Mallard +31
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2024 Fringilla coelebs gengleri Fringilla coelebs gengleri2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Mole · Field Vole +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Bank Vole 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +9
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,863 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Kestrel · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Mallard +31
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Hirundo rustica rustica Hirundo rustica rustica2024 Fringilla coelebs gengleri Fringilla coelebs gengleri2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Mole · Field Vole +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Mole Talpa europaea Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Bank Vole 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +9
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myodes glareolus2025
Myodes glareolus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025 Pine Ladybird
Pine Ladybird
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2023
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2023
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2023
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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