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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.67409, -2.75978
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 124m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 124m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, Harlequin Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Creeping Thistle, Cock's-foot +188 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01Walking route24.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW01Length 24.1 kmLocal walking route
Chris Bagley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km▾
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route
Berries Lanepublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Sharpstone Lanepublic footpath · 195 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 195 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Berries Lanepublic footpath · 189 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 189 mPath type: residential
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route99 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route885 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 885 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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The Common in Bayston Hill
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,855 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,855 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Bank Vole +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Common Earwig · Banded Demoiselle +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Ash · Field Penny-cress · Procumbent Pearlwort · Ground-elder · Meadow Vetchling +44
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,855 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Bank Vole +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Common Earwig · Banded Demoiselle +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Ash · Field Penny-cress · Procumbent Pearlwort · Ground-elder · Meadow Vetchling +44
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus20252025
2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii2025Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaElmUlmusElmUlmusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumEvents & activities nearby
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