Wellington General Cemetery 1 ha
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🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
52.69595, -2.52143
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▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 228m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Common Ragwort, Hedge Woundwort +157 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 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 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
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 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
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Wildlife to spot
27,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Merlin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +32
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Common Darter 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 Sycamore · Common Nettle · Hazel · Enchanter's-nightshade · Hawthorn +67
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hazel Corylus avellana Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Ash Fraxinus excelsior Beech Fagus sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Merlin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +32
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025 Common Darter 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 Sycamore · Common Nettle · Hazel · Enchanter's-nightshade · Hawthorn +67
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hazel Corylus avellana Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Ash Fraxinus excelsior Beech Fagus sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 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
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Common Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa
Common Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus 