Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.67727, -2.80015
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, 16-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Restharrow, Spotted Medick, Viola odorata var. dumetorum +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 01Walking route24.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW01Length 24.1 kmLocal walking route
Chris Bagley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 15Walking route21.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW15Length 21.1 kmLocal walking route
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km▾
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route99 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route885 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 885 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Welbatch Pit Mound, near Hook-a-Gate
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,486 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,486 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2026▾
Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +13
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Early Dog-violet
- Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,486 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2026▾
Large Red Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +13
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Early Dog-violet
- Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus2025Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Events & activities nearby
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