Starks Lift Bridge at Windmill Lane 0 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.90646, -2.75704
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bridge scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mosses Trail Purple Walking route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Length 3.6 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - Wem to Whitchurch Walking route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12a Length 25 km Regional walking route
Show on map Mosses Trail Yellow Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Length 2.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Mosses Trail Green Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Length 2.4 km Local walking route
Show on map Maelor Way Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Regional walking route
Show on map Moss Lane public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Path type: service
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Shropshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Meres & Mosses Family Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Signposted as Colemere Family Route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 455 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 455 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Moss Lane bridleway · 267 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 267 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
57,393 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,393 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Teal · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Wren +46
Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Teal Anas crecca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Water Shrew
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Black Darter · 16-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +18
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea White Beak-sedge
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,393 records · National Biodiversity Network Jay · Teal · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Wren +46
Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Teal Anas crecca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Water Shrew
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Black Darter · 16-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +18
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea White Beak-sedge
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Orchestes rusci Orchestes rusci2025
Orchestes rusci Orchestes rusci2025
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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