Town Park - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.65625, -2.46088
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 265m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
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
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 Shropshire Way - stage 10 Walking route 18.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW10 Length 18.1 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 112 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
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Wildlife to spot
28,422 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,422 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Coot · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +39
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 24-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae +25
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Grass Vetchling · Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,422 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Coot · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +39
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 24-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Orange Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae +25
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Grass Vetchling · Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Clitostethus arcuatus
Clitostethus arcuatus
Clitostethus arcuatus
Clitostethus arcuatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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