Aqueduct Plantation - Conifer woodland 3 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.72854, -2.45738
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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 🛝 Playground 247m 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 🛝 Playground 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌲 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 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 40 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Development site at Hortonwood, Telford.
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Wildlife to spot
3,685 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,685 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 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird +22
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,685 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 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Nephus quadrimaculatus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird +22
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025 