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🛝 Family🎠 Play🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Getting here
52.70205, -2.51754
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Early Bird Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Early Bird Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 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 Shropshire Way - stage 09 Walking route 17.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW09 Length 17.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
27,855 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,855 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Wigeon · Shoveler +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Platycis minutus +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Platycis minutus Platycis minutus Razor Strop Fungus · Neosetophoma samarorum · Violet Bramble Rust · Glistening Inkcap · Candlesnuff Fungus +7
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Hairy Curtain Crust Greater Quaking-grass · Silver Birch · Bracken · Common Bent · Downy Birch +27
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Silver Birch Betula pendula Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Downy Birch Betula pubescens Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,855 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Wigeon · Shoveler +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Platycis minutus +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Platycis minutus Platycis minutus Razor Strop Fungus · Neosetophoma samarorum · Violet Bramble Rust · Glistening Inkcap · Candlesnuff Fungus +7
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Hairy Curtain Crust Greater Quaking-grass · Silver Birch · Bracken · Common Bent · Downy Birch +27
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Silver Birch Betula pendula Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Downy Birch Betula pubescens Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025 Stereum hirsutum
Stereum hirsutum
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina
Willow Bracket Phellinus igniarius
Willow Bracket Phellinus igniarius
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus 