Broadleaved woodland near Spring Village 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.66543, -2.47782
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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 🐕 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 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 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 136 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
17,643 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,643 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 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 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Muntjac +3
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 27 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird +22
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Hart's-Tongue · Common Mouse-ear · Yorkshire-fog · Selfheal · Grass Vetchling +17
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,643 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 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 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Muntjac +3
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 27 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird +22
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Hart's-Tongue · Common Mouse-ear · Yorkshire-fog · Selfheal · Grass Vetchling +17
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
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
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
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 2025
2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
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
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 