🌞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
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Best for
4 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Telford T50Walking route50 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 routeLength 50 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
South Telford WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South Telford Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling
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91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Silkin WayCycling 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.
