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🦉Wildlife🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
52.50855, -3.33701
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 81
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route426 m▾
Named routeLength 426 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 4 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,395 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,395 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Rat · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Mole · American Mink
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis · Poplar-lettuce Aphid · Vine Weevil +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
- Thecabius (Thecabius) affinisThecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
- Poplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2025
- Vine Weevil
🌿Plants5 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Meadow Crane's-bill · Himalayan Balsam · Mistletoe · Rosa canina · Greater Stitchwort
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- MistletoeViscum album
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,395 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Rat · Otter · Grey Squirrel · Mole · American Mink
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis · Poplar-lettuce Aphid · Vine Weevil +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
- Thecabius (Thecabius) affinisThecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
- Poplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2025
- Vine Weevil
🌿Plants5 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Meadow Crane's-bill · Himalayan Balsam · Mistletoe · Rosa canina · Greater Stitchwort
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- MistletoeViscum album
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Events & activities nearby
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