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Lizard Wood

52 ha

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

52.68370, -2.33402

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Chaffinch
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Chaffinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Chaffinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Redshank, Forked Veilwort +72 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Redshank, Forked Veilwort +72 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Sericostoma personatum +44 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Sericostoma personatum +44 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Spear-leaved Orache +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Telford Strategic Cycling NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 81Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 81Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 81Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route229 m
Named routeLength 229 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Permissive bridleway beside Lizard Wood

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Permissive bridleway beside Lizard Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park3.5 km→🌱Weston ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Stone Road ParkUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Telford Crematorium Gardens of RemembranceUrban park4.9 km→

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