Welsh End Methodist Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.91743, -2.72736
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Mercian Way 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Mercian Way 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mosses Trail Purple Walking route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Length 3.6 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - Wem to Whitchurch Walking route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12a Length 25 km Regional walking route
Show on map Mosses Trail Yellow Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Length 2.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Mosses Trail Green Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Length 2.4 km Local walking route
Show on map Maelor Way Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Regional walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Shropshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Meres & Mosses Family Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Signposted as Colemere Family Route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 455 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 455 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 883 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 883 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
30,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,918 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Jay · Teal · Woodpigeon +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa · Rhyzobius litura +11
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 10-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,918 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Jay · Teal · Woodpigeon +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa · Rhyzobius litura +11
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 10-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 