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52.70080, -2.74667
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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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 81 🐕 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 Route 81 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Honeywort, Mind-your-own-business, Hart's-Tongue +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Greater Honeywort, Mind-your-own-business, Hart's-Tongue +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 81
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01 Walking route 24.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW01 Length 24.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 10 Walking route 18.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW10 Length 18.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Food and Fungi Walk, Attingham Park Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Walled Garden, Apple Orchard, Woodland, Fungi, Exotic Fruit
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 11 Walking route 18.6 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW11 Length 18.6 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 15 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW15 Length 21.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Victoria Avenue public footpath · 625 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 625 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map Victoria Avenue public footpath · 97 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 97 m Surface paved Path type: pedestrian
Show on map The Limes public footpath · 76 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 76 m Path type: residential
Show on map 78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 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 Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 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 Alternative Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 99 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
72,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 72,154 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling · Rock Dove +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goosander Mergus merganser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dock Bug +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Box Bug 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Greater Honeywort · Hart's-Tongue · Giant Herb-Robert · Mind-your-own-business · Guernsey Fleabane +5
Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Giant Herb-Robert Geranium maderense Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 72,154 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling · Rock Dove +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goosander Mergus merganser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dock Bug +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Box Bug 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Greater Honeywort · Hart's-Tongue · Giant Herb-Robert · Mind-your-own-business · Guernsey Fleabane +5
Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Giant Herb-Robert Geranium maderense Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Bumblebee Bombus2025
Bumblebee Bombus2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum
Great Brome Anisantha diandra2025
Great Brome Anisantha diandra2025
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata2025
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025 