Short Wood - Broadleaved woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.68042, -2.49244
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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Shropshire Way - stage 09 Walking route 17.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW09 Length 17.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 115 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
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 Telford Strategic Cycling Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Ketley Brook / Lawley Caravan Park
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Wildlife to spot
12,554 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +34
Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Mole · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer +3
Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius lophanthae · 16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +21
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Bee Orchid · Himalayan Knotweed
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +34
Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Mole · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer +3
Fallow Deer Dama dama Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius lophanthae · 16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +21
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Bee Orchid · Himalayan Knotweed
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2024
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2024
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2024
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2024
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2024
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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