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Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.71095, -2.50428
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Gypsywort, Skullcap, Brooklime +115 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Gypsywort, Skullcap, Brooklime +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Harlequin Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Harlequin Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2025
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 72 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
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Wildlife to spot
22,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,309 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Shoveler · Swift · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wigeon Mareca penelope Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Merlin Falco columbarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Ardea cinerea cinerea Ardea cinerea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · 2-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird 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 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Greater Quaking-grass · Gypsywort · Small Toadflax
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,309 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Shoveler · Swift · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wigeon Mareca penelope Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Merlin Falco columbarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Ardea cinerea cinerea Ardea cinerea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · 2-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird 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 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Greater Quaking-grass · Gypsywort · Small Toadflax
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus 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
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