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Prees Heath Common

Shropshire  >  United Kingdom

A Butterfly Conservation reserve. One of few places to see Silver Studded Blue butterfly in the midlands and of course heathland birds.

Aggiunto* da James Tatlow
Ultimo aggiornamento 17 dicembre 2025
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Descrizione

Prees Heath Common was purchased by the charity in 2006, a major restoration project is now well underway to convert 60 acres from airfield/agriculture and re-establish more natural heathland and grassland habitat.

Early summer is a good time to visit when displaying Allodola are abundant, Zigolo giallo is also likely as are finches, Fanello, Saltimpalo, etc. Beccafico and Sterpazzola are frequent as well as more common warblers such as Luì piccolo. Lodolaio has been reported but does not seem particularly frequent, Gheppio and Poiana are more likely.

Dettagli

Accesso

Prees Heath Common is located just south of Whitchurch in north Shropshire, between the A41 and A49 roads. The entire site is open access, so visitors can walk wherever they wish, however paths have been established through regular walking along the edges and up the middle. It is best to stick to these especially in breeding season to protect the ground nesting birds.

There is a small car park indicated on the map, but alternative pay-and-display parking is available at the truckstop just north of the reserve. The fish and chips shop there is also good, achieved a 5 star food hygeine rating in 2022, and has toilets. Press a P on the map for directions to a car park.

Terreno e habitat

Brughiere/lande , Alberi e cespugli sparsi

Caratteristiche dell’area

Paesaggio aperto , Terreno piano

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

No

Buona stagione per il BW

Estate , Primavera

Miglior periodo per visitare

Estate

Percorso

Sentiero ampio

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Facile

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

Informazioni aggiuntive

Silver Studded Blue butterfly are very frequent here, masses of them can be seen during flight season from late May through June. Small Heath also frequent, and Purple Hairstreak can be found on oaks or bramble on the western edge of the reserve.

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