Aqueduct Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.73225, -2.45601
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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 🛝 Playground 198m 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 3 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 Shropshire Way - stage 09 Walking route 17.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW09 Length 17.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 552 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 Straw Barn and Manure Heap, Hoo Farm
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Wildlife to spot
3,797 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,797 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Nephus quadrimaculatus · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +18
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,797 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Collared Dove · Magpie +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Nephus quadrimaculatus · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides +18
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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