Gibbons Coppice - Grassland 29 ha
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🍂 Seasonal🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 29 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.66453, -2.54648
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 Shropshire Way - stage 08 Walking route 20.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW08 Length 20.1 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 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
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 Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 418 m ▾
Named route Length 418 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
11,895 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,895 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +31
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 89 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cock's-foot · Creeping Cinquefoil · Tufted Hair-grass · Greater Plantain · Raspberry +84
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Greater Plantain Plantago major Raspberry Rubus idaeus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,895 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +31
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 89 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Cock's-foot · Creeping Cinquefoil · Tufted Hair-grass · Greater Plantain · Raspberry +84
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Greater Plantain Plantago major Raspberry Rubus idaeus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Perennial Rye-grass
Perennial Rye-grass
Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Marsh Yellow-cress Rorippa palustris
Marsh Yellow-cress Rorippa palustris
Des Etangs' St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Des Etangs' St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Flax Linum usitatissimum
Flax Linum usitatissimum
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita
Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus
Rubus dasyphyllus Rubus dasyphyllus
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
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