🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Great Tit
💜Bluebell walks 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
🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Great Tit
💜Bluebell walks 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
🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
11 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
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Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
💜
Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Narcissus agg. · last seen 2024
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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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
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57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Silkin WayCycling 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 routeRef SWLocal cycle route
Telford Strategic Cycling NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
