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Whittington Marching Camp

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

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52.86570, -2.96531

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
✦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

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Hollyhock · last seen 2025; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Hollyhock · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shropshire Way - stage 12Walking route23 km

Named routeRef ShW12Length 23 kmLocal walking route

Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to EllesmereWalking route34 km

Named routeRef ShW12bLength 34 kmRegional walking route

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km

Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 455Cycling route

Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route82 m

Named routeRef 455Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route411 m

Named routeRef 455Length 411 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route964 m

Named routeRef 455Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route277 m

Named routeRef 455Length 277 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route871 m

Named routeRef 455Length 871 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,544 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,544 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Robin · Jay · Grey Heron +48

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,544 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Robin · Jay · Grey Heron +48

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SiskinSpinus spinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
LinnetLinaria cannabina

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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