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Getting here
52.85754, -3.04460
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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 House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 271m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 271m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nipplewort, Ramsons, Wild Carrot +137 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 455Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route277 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 277 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route871 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 871 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 455Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route435 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Middleton Road by the Moorlands public house.
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Wildlife to spot
25,308 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,308 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodcock +35
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Lesser Stag Beetle · Turnip Tigress · 7-spot Ladybird · Pterostichus strenuus · Catops fuliginosus +32
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
- Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus
- Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2025
🌿Plants77 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Canadian Fleabane · Redshank · Nipplewort · Cockspur · Cow Parsley +72
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Des Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,308 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDipper · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodcock +35
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Lesser Stag Beetle · Turnip Tigress · 7-spot Ladybird · Pterostichus strenuus · Catops fuliginosus +32
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
- Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus
- Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2025
🌿Plants77 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Canadian Fleabane · Redshank · Nipplewort · Cockspur · Cow Parsley +72
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Des Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae2025
Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusAmara familiarisAmara familiarisAmara familiarisAmara familiarisStomis pumicatusStomis pumicatusStomis pumicatusStomis pumicatusScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisLeistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbisCorticarina minutaCorticarina minutaCorticarina minutaCorticarina minutaBradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasciCholeva fagnieziCholeva fagnieziCholeva fagnieziCholeva fagnieziAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiPtenidium laevigatumPtenidium laevigatumPtenidium laevigatumPtenidium laevigatumPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalus24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataCatops morioCatops morioCatops morioCatops morioBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaAsaphidion stierliniAsaphidion stierlini2025Asaphidion stierliniAsaphidion stierlini2025Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2025Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2025Orthocis alniOrthocis alni2025Orthocis alniOrthocis alni2025Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2025Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugae2025Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ajugae2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralisCommon Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralisLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratensePendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata