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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Getting here
52.61880, -2.53399
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Song Thrush and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Song Thrush and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Song Thrush, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Song Thrush, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Hart's-Tongue +190 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Telford T50 Walking route 50 km ▾
The T50 Trail links parks, woods, nature reserves, and historic sites across Telford, starting and ending at Town Park. It’s easily accessible from estates and bus routes, with key points at Ironbridge, The Wrekin, Lilleshall Hill, and Granville Park.
Named route Length 50 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 08 Walking route 20.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW08 Length 20.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 09 Walking route 17.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW09 Length 17.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Woodland and Countryside Walk, Benthall Hall Walking route 4.8 km ▾
This hike through native woodland takes in quarries and fossils, then opens up to reveal expansive views of north Shropshire. This can be muddy in wet weather and winter months, so sensible walking footwear is advised.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ironbridge Walk, Benthall Hall Walking route 5.4 km ▾
This can be muddy in wet weather and winter months, so sensible walking footwear is advised. This route includes stiles, lots of steps and some steep climbs. The parkland in front of Benthall Hall contains cattle at certain times of year.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Around the Wrekin Cycling route ▾
Part of Telford Strategic Cycle Routes
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route NCR45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCR45
Show on map Telford Strategic Cycling Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 418 m ▾
Named route Length 418 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Length 10 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Acklands Coppice near Woodhouse Farm
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Wildlife to spot
9,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Robin · Linnet · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff +21
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Brown Hare · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Larch Ladybird Ribwort Plantain · Intermediate Polypody · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Wallflower · Narrow Buckler-fern +84
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2024 Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Wallflower Erysimum cheiri Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,341 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Robin · Linnet · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff +21
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Brown Hare · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Larch Ladybird Ribwort Plantain · Intermediate Polypody · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Wallflower · Narrow Buckler-fern +84
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2024 Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Wallflower Erysimum cheiri Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphidecta obliterata2025
Aphidecta obliterata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus2025
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Paradelphomyia senilis Paradelphomyia senilis2025
Paradelphomyia senilis Paradelphomyia senilis2025
Tipula varipennis Tipula varipennis2025
Tipula varipennis Tipula varipennis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2024
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024 Aubretia
Aubretia
Aubrieta deltoidea
Aubrieta deltoidea
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Marsh Yellow-cress Rorippa palustris
Marsh Yellow-cress Rorippa palustris
Mudwort Limosella aquatica
Mudwort Limosella aquatica
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita
Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Walnut Juglans regia
Walnut Juglans regia
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Wood Barley Hordelymus europaeus
Wood Barley Hordelymus europaeus
Polystichum setiferum x aculeatum = P. x bicknellii Polystichum setiferum x aculeatum = P. x bicknellii
Polystichum setiferum x aculeatum = P. x bicknellii Polystichum setiferum x aculeatum = P. x bicknellii
Chara Chara
Chara Chara
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2024
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2024
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2024
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2024
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2024
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate2024
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2024
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2024
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2024
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2024
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Yew Taxus baccata2024
Yew Taxus baccata2024
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2024
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2024
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2024
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2024
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2024
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2024
Rosa canina Rosa canina2024
Rosa canina Rosa canina2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2024
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2024
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2024
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2024
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2024
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2024
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2024
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2024
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2024
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2024
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2024
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2024
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2024
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2024
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024