The Ditches (or Larden Ditches) in Mogg Forest 6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Getting here
52.54433, -2.64647
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Partial contour fort scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Blackbird ✦ 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 — Barn Owl, Blackbird, Curlew +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Blackbird, Curlew +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Ivy, Male-fern +110 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 07 Walking route 17.6 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW07 Length 17.6 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 08 Walking route 20.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW08 Length 20.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Stanway Coppice Walk, Wilderhope Manor Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Stanway Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Longville Coppice Walk, Wilderhope Manor Walking route 2.9 km ▾
This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Longville Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.
Named route Length 2.9 km Duration 00:45-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Major's Leap Walk, Wenlock Edge Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Enjoy this circular walk along an old packhorse route and through woodland footpaths, taking in far-reaching views and flourishing wildflowers. It's named after the legend of a Royalist major who is said to have galloped off Wenlock Edge on horseback to e
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
4,615 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,615 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Barn Owl Tyto alba Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Hobby Falco subbuteo Peregrine Falco peregrinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swift Apus apus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Common Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Larch Ladybird · Cantharis decipiens · Chaetopodella scutellaris
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2023 Chaetopodella scutellaris Chaetopodella scutellaris2023 🌿 Plants 57 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Dog's Mercury · Ivy · Hazel · Bramble · Lords-and-Ladies +52
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Ivy Hedera helix Hazel Corylus avellana Bramble Rubus fruticosus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Field Maple Acer campestre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,615 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch +27
Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Barn Owl Tyto alba Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Hobby Falco subbuteo Peregrine Falco peregrinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swift Apus apus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Common Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Larch Ladybird · Cantharis decipiens · Chaetopodella scutellaris
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2023 Chaetopodella scutellaris Chaetopodella scutellaris2023 🌿 Plants 57 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Dog's Mercury · Ivy · Hazel · Bramble · Lords-and-Ladies +52
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Ivy Hedera helix Hazel Corylus avellana Bramble Rubus fruticosus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Field Maple Acer campestre Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Willow Salix
Willow Salix
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea2023
Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea2023
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2023
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2023
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2023
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2023
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2023
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2023
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2023
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2023
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2023
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2023
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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