Wrockwardine Wood - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
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🎠 Play🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.70320, -2.46208
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 213m away — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 81
Varies
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 100 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
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Wildlife to spot
16,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 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 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 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 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Raven Corvus corax 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Water Forget-me-not · Herb-Robert · Sheep's Sorrel · Beech · Selfheal +14
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Beech Fagus sylvatica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Nipplewort Lapsana communis Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 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 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 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 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Raven Corvus corax 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Water Forget-me-not · Herb-Robert · Sheep's Sorrel · Beech · Selfheal +14
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Beech Fagus sylvatica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Nipplewort Lapsana communis Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
10-spot Ladybird
10-spot Ladybird
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
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-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri2025
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri2025
Scymnus limbatus Scymnus limbatus2025
Scymnus limbatus Scymnus limbatus2025
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
Psilopa nitidula Psilopa nitidula2025
Psilopa nitidula Psilopa nitidula2025
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
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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