Unicorn Road Playing Fields
11 ha
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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.86385, -3.03768
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Life — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe Life — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Nipplewort, Wild Carrot +128 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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21,880 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,880 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Dipper · Woodcock · Lapwing · Redwing · Fieldfare +12
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects43 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Turnip Tigress · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pterostichus strenuus · Catops fuliginosus +38
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
- Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
🌿Plants103 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wild Carrot · Nipplewort · Beaked Hawk's-beard · Canadian Fleabane · Yellow Iris +98
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,880 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Dipper · Woodcock · Lapwing · Redwing · Fieldfare +12
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects43 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Turnip Tigress · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pterostichus strenuus · Catops fuliginosus +38
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus
- Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
🌿Plants103 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wild Carrot · Nipplewort · Beaked Hawk's-beard · Canadian Fleabane · Yellow Iris +98
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2025Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Sciaphilus 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 gibbosa202510-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 laticinctus2025Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025Small Birch Mining SawflyFenusa pumila2025Small Birch Mining SawflyFenusa pumila2025Common Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus uniglumis2025Common Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus uniglumis2025Tachysphex pompiliformisTachysphex pompiliformis2025Tachysphex pompiliformisTachysphex pompiliformis2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Rosy Leaf-curling AphidDysaphis (Dysaphis) devecta2025Rosy Leaf-curling AphidDysaphis (Dysaphis) devecta2025Cockspur
Cockspur
Echinochloa crus-galli
Echinochloa crus-galli
Des Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiDes Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCommon Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralisCommon Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseFodder 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 sylvaticusBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleGreater Quaking-grassBriza maximaGreater Quaking-grassBriza maximaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaEarly Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissimaEarly Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissimaSquirreltail FescueVulpia bromoidesSquirreltail FescueVulpia bromoidesSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCommon Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophyllaCommon Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophyllaAnnual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisAnnual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisHoary MustardHirschfeldia incanaHoary MustardHirschfeldia incanaHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquatica