War Memorial (ft. St Michael)
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.70738, -2.75998
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Quarry Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Quarry Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Banded Demoiselle +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Banded Demoiselle +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mind-your-own-business, Greater Honeywort, Tufted Vetch +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Mind-your-own-business, Greater Honeywort, Tufted Vetch +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 74 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 Shropshire Way - stage 11 Walking route 18.6 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW11 Length 18.6 km 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 Seventy Steps public footpath · 15 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 15 m Surface concrete Path type: footway
Show on map Gullet Passage public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Surface paving_stones Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Seventy Steps public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Surface concrete Path type: steps
Show on map 76 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
Show on map Photos Statue of St Michael the Archangel in Shrewsbury War Memorial
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: dc5a39e6-8e2f-415a-af0d-0562368aebcf
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
70,022 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 70,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling · Rock Dove +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dock Bug +5
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Box Bug 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Giant Herb-Robert · Mind-your-own-business · Greater Honeywort · Guernsey Fleabane · Shepherd's-purse +4
Giant Herb-Robert Geranium maderense Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 70,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling · Rock Dove +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Nathusius's Pipistrelle +1
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dock Bug +5
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Box Bug 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Giant Herb-Robert · Mind-your-own-business · Greater Honeywort · Guernsey Fleabane · Shepherd's-purse +4
Giant Herb-Robert Geranium maderense Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata2025
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 