Cuckoo Oak - Broadleaved woodland 9 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.64078, -2.45349
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Court Street Residents' Car Park 31m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Court Street Residents' Car Park 31m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 South Telford Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map South Telford Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map George Maw Trail, Benthall Hall Walking route 6.1 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 6.1 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 97 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route NCR55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCR55
Show on map Silkin Way Cycling route ▾
Cycle route that follows disused railway lines and canal beds. The path was opened in 1977 by Prime Minister James Callaghan, and was named after Lord Silkin; who was a parliamentarian responsible for creating New Towns including Telford.
Named route Ref SW Local cycle route
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 Photos Drainage attenuation pond off Thomas Parker Drive, Madeley
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Wildlife to spot
24,096 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,096 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Greenfinch · Wren · Mallard · Coot · Lesser Black-backed Gull +33
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Hoopoe Upupa epops2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Otter
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Harlequin Ladybird +29
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Horsetail · Motherwort · Red Bartsia · Tufted Vetch · Selfheal +9
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,096 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Greenfinch · Wren · Mallard · Coot · Lesser Black-backed Gull +33
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Hoopoe Upupa epops2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Otter
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Harlequin Ladybird +29
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Horsetail · Motherwort · Red Bartsia · Tufted Vetch · Selfheal +9
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025 Elder
Elder
Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major
Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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