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Croft Castle and Bircher Common

West Midlands  >  United Kingdom

Croft Castle is a National Trust Manor House. 600 hectares parkland with ancient hillfort. Bircher Common is heath, rough grassland and mixed woodland.

Added* by Iain Crawford
Most recent update 17 oktober 2022
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Description

Croft Castle and Bircher Common is good for nesting passerines and other woodland birds. grmovščica, krivokljun, kalin, čižek. sloka, prosnik, warblers, some wetland birds at Croft which also has fallow deer, bug hotels and native crayfish. At Bircher and the Croft hillfort there are areas of gorse, good for prosnik and repnik. Possible puklež in winter.

Details

Access

On the B4362 between Mortimers Cross and Ludlow. Parking available at both sites. Click on a P in the map to get directions. Access to Bircher Common is up a steep narrow lane with parking on the grass next to the houses. The circular walks shown on the map are each about 5 km.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Lake , Agriculture , Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , Plateau , Moors/heathland

Conditions

Hilly

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Wide path , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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