Long Plantation - Mixed woodland 2 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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52.75305, -2.55955
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▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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 🐕 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🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 4 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 5.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 5.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,118 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Little Owl · Kestrel · Yellow Wagtail · Pied Wagtail · Swallow +35
Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Quail Coturnix coturnix2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Bat
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2023 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2023 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Common Ragwort · Enchanter's-nightshade · Creeping Cinquefoil · Red Campion · Pale Pink-sorrel
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Red Campion Silene dioica Pale Pink-sorrel Oxalis incarnata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,118 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Little Owl · Kestrel · Yellow Wagtail · Pied Wagtail · Swallow +35
Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Quail Coturnix coturnix2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Bat
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2023 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2023 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Common Ragwort · Enchanter's-nightshade · Creeping Cinquefoil · Red Campion · Pale Pink-sorrel
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Red Campion Silene dioica Pale Pink-sorrel Oxalis incarnata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2023
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2023
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2023
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2023
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2023
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2023
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2023
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus2023
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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