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SHROPSHIRE

BIRCH ROAD POND

Next to the recreation ground on Birch Road, this is one of those edge of town wild areas that could so easily have been lost to development or tidied into the bland uniformity of a municipal park. Fortunately Ellesmere people saw its value and this delightful patch of wet woodland and the pond at its centre have survived to keep frogs, newts and dragonflies with somewhere to live.

In summer the vegetation grows into a fantastic jungle; an ideal place for birds and other wildlife. Ellesmere Branch embarked on a restoration project in 2005, reclaiming the pond from invading vegetation and providing a path so people can enjoy it.

 

 

Photo: Birch Pond

A leaflet about Birch Road Pond can be downloaded here.

DIRECTIONS

Park in the main car park in Ellesmere Town centre. Walk along Watergate Street, and follow signs for Ellesmere College and Tetchill along Birch Road. The recreation ground is 250 metres along on your right, and the pond is at the far side. There is only very limited parking by the recreation ground.
 
Grid ref: SJ 401 345
  
Shropshire Wildlife Trust, 193 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6AH. Tel: 01743 284280.