Whitchurch Branch

Brown Moss

Brown Moss 2017 - Malcolm Monie

Discover nature in Whitchurch

Volunteering opportunities

  • Greenfields Local Nature Reserve working parties are normally on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm. Please check with the branch for any changes.
  • Visit the Greenfields LNR Facebook page.

 

Wildlife sites near Whitchurch

  • Whitchurch is well known for being at the centre of a significant local water vole population. One place you might see these iconic creatures is in the brook under the footbridge between White Lion Meadow car park and the swimming pool.
  • Greenfields Local Nature Reserve This SWT reserve on the western edge of town near the Llangollen Canal is managed by the Whitchurch Branch. Read more
  • Melverley Meadows [SWT Reserve] is about 3 miles south east  just outside the village of Ash. Read more
  • Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve, home of the BogLIFE project to restore the Marches Mosses, is only a few miles to the south west of town. Read more
  • Prees Heath Common, Butterfly Conservation's reserve for the silver-studded blue butterfly is just 2 miles to the south. Read more
  • Prees Heath East - a small site on the edge of common. Read more
  • Brown Moss [Shropshire Council countryside site] lies a mile to the south east. Read more

Contact: Malcolm Monie

Email: Whitchurch@ShropshireWildlifeTrust.org.uk

Facebook: Whitchurch Branch, Shropshire Wildlife trust     @SWTWhitchurch

 

 

Visit Whitchurch

We have several Nature Reserves in and around Whitchurch.