Wrockwardine Wood - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.69263, -2.46334
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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 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 97 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 The Rose and Crown, Holyhead Road
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Wildlife to spot
21,923 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,923 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Goosander Mergus merganser Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 16-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Common Nettle · Common Bent · Taraxacum agg. · Hawthorn · Bittersweet +5
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 21,923 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Goosander Mergus merganser Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 16-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Common Nettle · Common Bent · Taraxacum agg. · Hawthorn · Bittersweet +5
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
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
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
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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