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Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.43025, -2.83134
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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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Male-fern, Bracken, Broad Buckler-fern +110 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Male-fern, Bracken, Broad Buckler-fern +110 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 +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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 Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional 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 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
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 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 87 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 87 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 82 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 82 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 Photos Well and courtyard, Stokesay Castle
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Wildlife to spot
8,449 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,449 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kingfisher · Chiffchaff +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia Raven Corvus corax 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 Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +7
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 🌿 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 8,449 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kingfisher · Chiffchaff +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Siskin Spinus spinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia Raven Corvus corax 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 Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +7
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 🌿 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
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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