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Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane

3 ha

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.74521, -2.36249

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Starling
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Telford T50Walking route50 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 routeLength 50 kmLocal walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Telford Strategic Cycling NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7 m
Named routeRef 55Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route825 m
Named routeRef 55Length 825 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 55Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horse paddocks south of Pave Lane

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horse paddocks south of Pave Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LILLESHALL HALLHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Norbroom ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Shuker FieldUrban park2.5 km→🌱Lilleshall HillUrban park2.9 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Norbroom ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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