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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.67271, -2.78243
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Arum italicum subsp. italicum, Ribwort Plantain +73 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ash, Arum italicum subsp. italicum, Ribwort Plantain +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Alexanders, Elder, Malus sylvestris +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, Harlequin Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nephus quadrimaculatus, Harlequin Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01 Walking route 24.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW01 Length 24.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Chris Bagley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 15 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW15 Length 21.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester Walking route 93 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (2) Length 93 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - link Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW10a Length 8 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hanley Lane public footpath · 75 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 75 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Herefordshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 99 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 885 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 885 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Bank Vole · Red Fox · Polecat +2
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Polecat Mustela putorius2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ash · Procumbent Pearlwort
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,779 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Siskin Spinus spinus Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Bank Vole · Red Fox · Polecat +2
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Polecat Mustela putorius2025 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ash · Procumbent Pearlwort
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus2025
Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea2025
Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea2025 