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.
