Wrockwardine Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.68403, -2.44951
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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 ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
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 6 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 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 An open glade in young woodland
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Wildlife to spot
20,151 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,151 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Coot +34
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goosander Mergus merganser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Harlequin Ladybird +22
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Common Nettle · Common Bent · Taraxacum agg. · Hawthorn · Bittersweet +50
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg. Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Butterfly Stonecrop Hylotelephium spectabile Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,151 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · House Sparrow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Coot +34
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goosander Mergus merganser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Harlequin Ladybird +22
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Common Nettle · Common Bent · Taraxacum agg. · Hawthorn · Bittersweet +50
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg. Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Butterfly Stonecrop Hylotelephium spectabile Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Scymnus limbatus Scymnus limbatus2025
Scymnus limbatus Scymnus limbatus2025
Psilopa nitidula Psilopa nitidula2025
Psilopa nitidula Psilopa nitidula2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Geomyza balachowskyi Geomyza balachowskyi2025
Geomyza balachowskyi Geomyza balachowskyi2025
Suillia atricornis Suillia atricornis2025
Suillia atricornis Suillia atricornis2025
Coenosia infantula Coenosia infantula2025
Coenosia infantula Coenosia infantula2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Crossopalpus nigritellus Crossopalpus nigritellus2025
Crossopalpus nigritellus Crossopalpus nigritellus2025
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Hirtodrosophila cameraria2025
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Hirtodrosophila cameraria2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta2025
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata2025
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus
Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Polypodium Polypodium
Polypodium Polypodium
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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