Town Park - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.65825, -2.44730
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 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 117 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 The Rose and Crown, Stirchley
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Wildlife to spot
25,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Coot · Robin · Goldfinch +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel
Otter Lutra lutra2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 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 · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +20
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Red Bartsia · Tufted Vetch · Elder · Grass Vetchling +3
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Coot · Robin · Goldfinch +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel
Otter Lutra lutra2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 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 · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +20
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Red Bartsia · Tufted Vetch · Elder · Grass Vetchling +3
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Ladybird
Water Ladybird
Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
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
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
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
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Geranium pyrenaicum2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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