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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.90822, -2.88382
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Boathouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Boathouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius lophanthae, Pine Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Maelor Way Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 12 Walking route 23 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12 Length 23 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to Ellesmere Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12b Length 34 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 13 Walking route 22.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW13 Length 22.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Meres & Mosses Family Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Signposted as Colemere Family Route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 455 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 455 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 82 m ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 82 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 411 m ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 411 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 964 m ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 964 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
26,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +48
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Siskin Spinus spinus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Teal Anas crecca Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Limnephilus flavicornis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron +48
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Gull Larus canus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Siskin Spinus spinus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Teal Anas crecca Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Limnephilus flavicornis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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