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The Birches

29 ha

📷 Geoff Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

52.87526, -2.87425

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Dactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandis · last seen 2025; Plants — Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Dactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandis · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 12Walking route23 km
Named routeRef ShW12Length 23 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to EllesmereWalking route34 km
Named routeRef ShW12bLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km
Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Meres & Mosses Family Cycle RouteCycling route

Signposted as Colemere Family Route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 455Cycling route
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 455Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route411 m
Named routeRef 455Length 411 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 455Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 455Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In Clover

📷 Geoff Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️THE MERE AT ELLESMERECountry park3.7 km→🌱CastlefieldsUrban park3.4 km→🌱Cremorne GardensUrban park3.9 km→🏞️COLEMERECountry park2.9 km→🦉COLEMERENature reserve2.9 km→🦉ELLESMERENature reserve3.6 km→

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