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Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.44503, -2.83074
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, False Oat-grass, Lady's Bedstraw +102 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, False Oat-grass, Lady's Bedstraw +102 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Common Chickweed +10 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 05 Walking route 17.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW05 Length 17.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Heart of Wales Line Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 04 Walking route 18 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW04 Length 18 km Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Church Stretton Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Herefordshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 205 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 205 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 256 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 256 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,323 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,323 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Kingfisher · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +40
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Emperor Dragonfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Petty Spurge · Shining Crane's-bill
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,323 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Kingfisher · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +40
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Emperor Dragonfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Petty Spurge · Shining Crane's-bill
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
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