Short 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
52.68993, -2.50301
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 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 87 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 Bridleway to Limekiln Wood
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Myodes glareolus
Myodes glareolus
Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2024
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2024 Stereum hirsutum
Stereum hirsutum
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Willow Bracket Phellinus igniarius
Willow Bracket Phellinus igniarius
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Water Bent Polypogon viridis
Water Bent Polypogon viridis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Himalayan Knotweed Koenigia polystachya2024
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