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The Gravel Hole

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.91747, -2.94618

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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 Blackbird and Wren
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Maelor WayWalking route39 km

Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route

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

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route298 m

Named routeRef 455Length 298 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route435 m

Named routeRef 455Length 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,661 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,661 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · House Sparrow · Magpie +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TealAnas crecca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
CootFulica atra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,661 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · House Sparrow · Magpie +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TealAnas crecca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
CootFulica atra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Haynes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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