Assets

Monkmoor Community Woodland and Belvidere Paddocks is one of the Countryside Team’s larger sites at 5.16Ha.  The Severn Way, a long distance footpath travels through the site before heading into the town centre upstream or towards Attingham Park downstream.  The Severn Way starts at the source of the River Severn high on Plynlimon, in the…

Harlescott Community Woodland at 0.56Ha in size is one of the Countryside team’s smaller sites.  Created in the 1990’s using a Forestry Commission grant and planted largely by volunteers the site sits within the larger Little Harlescott Lane recreation ground which includes a playing field, play area and BMX track. Habitat The main habitat is…

Greenfields Community Woodland at 0.7Ha in size is one of the Countryside Team’s smaller sites.  Created in the 1990s using a Forestry Commission grant and planted largely by volunteers, the site sits within the larger Greenfields recreation ground which includes a playing field, play area, multi sports court, BMX track, car park and numerous benches…

           Doctor’s field Countryside site is 2.9Ha of Severn floodplain and is managed by Shrewsbury Town Councils Countryside team.  It is located off The Mount road and has a boundary with the river Severn to the north with the West Midlands Showground on the opposite bank.  The site forms part of…

           Coton Hill Community Woodland is a mixture of native woodland and grassland in the Coton Hill area of Shrewsbury.  The site lies adjacent to part of the route where the River Severn ran until about 10,000 years ago and remains an important wetland habitat. Habitat The main habitats at Coton…

               (Photo credit: Kieran Duff) Copthorne Park is one of the Countryside Team’s larger sites at 5.67Ha in size.  It sits in the middle of a housing estate and is surrounded by roads and residential properties on all sides.  Despite all this, Copthorne Park is a quiet refuge and is…

            Castle Walk Countryside Site is 2.1Ha of riparian habitat on the southern bank of the river Severn and managed by the Countryside Team for nature conservation.  The site is part of the larger Castle Walk recreation area which includes a play area and playing fields.  The site is a…

      Burrs Field is one the Countryside Team’s more formal areas.  Situated across the river from the Quarry most of the site is amenity grass and is used for overspill parking for the big Quarry events such as the flower show.  The site covers a total of 2.64Ha and forms part of the…

        Bowbrook Meadows was taken on by Shrewsbury Town Council in 2021, following the development of the nearby houses. It is 1 hectare in size and is part of the wider public open space around the new estate. Habitat A number of native trees have been planted on the existing rough grassland,…

Location: Sweetlake Meadow, Drapers Rise Details/Description: Small open space, infant/junior play area for children up to 10 years of age, comprising wetpour rubber surface and the following equipment: 1 bay, 1 cradle, 1 flat swings Spring rocker Roundabout (flush) Toddler multi-play 2 x play panels Talk tubes 2 x benches

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Location: Monkmoor Recreation Ground, Monkmoor Road Details/Description: Car parking facilities. Large open space comprising: 2 x croquet lawns 1 x crown floodlit bowling green 2 x tennis courts not floodlit 3 x tennis courts floodlit 2 x 6 a side astro turf with floodlights 1 x kick about area 2 x senior football pitches changing…