Captain's Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.63518, -2.49357
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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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat☕ Café⛺ Campsite🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Greenfinch, Hobby +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Greenfinch, Hobby +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Sorrel, Nettle-leaved Bellflower +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bush Vetch, Common Spotted-orchid, Cock's-foot +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 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 George Maw Trail, Benthall Hall Walking route 6.1 km ▾
This can be muddy in wet weather and winter months, so sensible walking footwear is advised. This route includes stiles, lots of steps and some steep climbs. The parkland in front of Benthall Hall contains cattle at certain times of year.
Named route Length 6.1 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route NCR55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCR55
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 Route NCR45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCR45
Show on map Telford Strategic Cycling Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
27,498 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,498 records · National Biodiversity Network Kingfisher · Marsh Tit · Peregrine · Greenfinch · Hobby +27
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Quail Coturnix coturnix2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Harvest Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025 Wild Angelica · Devil's-bit Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw · Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,498 records · National Biodiversity Network Kingfisher · Marsh Tit · Peregrine · Greenfinch · Hobby +27
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Quail Coturnix coturnix2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Harvest Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · 22-spot Ladybird +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025 Wild Angelica · Devil's-bit Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw · Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2025
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 