Mill Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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52.75441, -2.42222
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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 1 signed route 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 48 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 7 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 7 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,452 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,452 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit · Skylark · Robin +28
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,452 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit · Skylark · Robin +28
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Pine Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio
Leopoldius calceatus Leopoldius calceatus
Leopoldius calceatus Leopoldius calceatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 