Stottesdon Bridge 1/3 mile (540m) N of Prescott Mill
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.43044, -2.49771
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Swallow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Swallow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Raven +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Raven +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Simon Evans Way; Named hiking route nearby: Simon Evans Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Simon Evans WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)Walking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
3,812 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,812 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Dipper · Kestrel · Swallow · Yellowhammer +28
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Wood Mouse
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +12
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Creeping Bent · Annual Meadow-grass · Rosa canina · Elder · White Clover +27
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- ElderSambucus nigra
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,812 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Dipper · Kestrel · Swallow · Yellowhammer +28
- RavenCorvus corax
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Wood Mouse
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +12
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Creeping Bent · Annual Meadow-grass · Rosa canina · Elder · White Clover +27
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- ElderSambucus nigra
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2024
Harmonia axyridis2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2024Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Back-SwimmerNotonecta2024Back-SwimmerNotonecta2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2021Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2021Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparine