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Wattlesborough Lawns

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.70248, -2.95741

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +75 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +75 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mistletoe, Goldilocks Buttercup, Hoary Cinquefoil +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood +109 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood +109 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Hogweed

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 14Walking route22.1 km
Named routeRef ShW14Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km
Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route
Wigmore Lanepublic footpath · 123 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 mPath type: service
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.8 km
Named routeRef 81Length 11.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route612 m
Named routeRef 81Length 612 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route530 m
Named routeRef 81Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.1 km
Named routeRef 81Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing, Wattlesborough Heath

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing, Wattlesborough Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rowton Castle Hotel & Country ClubUrban park2.5 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Alberbury Castle: tower keep castle 70m south west of the Church of St Michael and All AngelsHistoric site2.4 km→✦Alberbury CastleHistoric site2.4 km→✦Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' ChurchHistoric site2.4 km→

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