Oilhouse Coppice - Broadleaved woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.64719, -2.46954
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
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 Remains of Lightmoor Furnaces
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Wildlife to spot
20,556 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,556 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · House Sparrow +21
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Otter
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +27
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Vetchling · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Greater Honeywort · Few-flowered Garlic
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,556 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · House Sparrow +21
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Otter
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +27
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Vetchling · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Greater Honeywort · Few-flowered Garlic
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2025
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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