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Long Plantation

11 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.73953, -2.57931

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Corn Bunting, Kestrel, Skylark +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corn Bunting, Kestrel, Skylark +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pale Pink-sorrel, Hawthorn, Meadowsweet +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Common Ragwort, Enchanter's-nightshade +71 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Common Ragwort, Enchanter's-nightshade +71 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 09Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW09Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National 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
Around the WrekinCycling route

Part of Telford Strategic Cycle Routes

Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Telford Strategic Cycling NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winter field with views to the Wrekin and Shropshire Hills

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Winter field with views to the Wrekin and Shropshire Hills

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉DOTHILLNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Allscott ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Harrington Heath Green Guarantee SiteUrban park3.7 km→✦Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains and a building platform immediately north of Lower GroundsHistoric site1.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→🌱Allscott Village GreenUrban park3.3 km→

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