Broadleaved woodland near Spring Village 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.66253, -2.47587
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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 292m 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 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
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 · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 131 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 Further along the footpath to Horsehay.
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Wildlife to spot
21,374 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,374 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Otter +2
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +23
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Ribwort Plantain · Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Grass Vetchling · Rosa canina +22
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Rosa canina Rosa canina2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,374 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Otter +2
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +23
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Ribwort Plantain · Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Grass Vetchling · Rosa canina +22
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Rosa canina Rosa canina2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2025
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei2025
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus2025
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
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
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025 2025
2025
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum2025
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2025
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2025
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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