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The Monument

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.85885, -2.62660

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Bramble, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Navelwort, Beech, Rhododendron +137 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Navelwort, Beech, Rhododendron +137 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2023; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
hodnet-market draytonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route883 m
Named routeRef 45Length 883 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.4 km
Named routeRef 45Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 45Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking east from the monument

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking east from the monument

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hawkstone Park FolliesUrban park300 m→✦HAWKSTONEHistoric site400 m→🌱Hodnet Hall GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱The MeadowUrban park4 km→✦HODNET HALLHistoric site2.9 km→✦The White TowerHistoric site200 m→

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