Town Park - Mixed woodland 3 ha
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52.65763, -2.46549
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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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route NCR55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCR55
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 Route NCR45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCR45
Show on map Telford Strategic Cycling Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
20,907 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,907 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Mallard · Coot +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2025 Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 28 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +23
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hart's-Tongue · Grass Vetchling · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Wood-sedge · Bulrush +14
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025 Bulrush Typha latifolia2025 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,907 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Mallard · Coot +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2025 Pond Terrapin · Slow-worm
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 28 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +23
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hart's-Tongue · Grass Vetchling · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Wood-sedge · Bulrush +14
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025 Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2025 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025 Bulrush Typha latifolia2025 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
Clitostethus arcuatus Clitostethus arcuatus
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 2025
2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 