St Mary and St Leonard's Church
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.70154, -2.45860
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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 🛝 Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Beech, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tufted Vetch, Sheep's Sorrel, Beech +109 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Sheep's Sorrel, Beech +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Harlequin Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Harlequin Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 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 Shropshire Way - stage 09 Walking route 17.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW09 Length 17.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 99 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
20,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,951 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Goosander Mergus merganser Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Raven Corvus corax Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +18
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Water Forget-me-not · Herb-Robert · Sheep's Sorrel · Beech · Selfheal +2
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Beech Fagus sylvatica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Nipplewort Lapsana communis Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,951 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Goosander Mergus merganser Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Corvus corax corax Corvus corax corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Raven Corvus corax Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +18
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Water Forget-me-not · Herb-Robert · Sheep's Sorrel · Beech · Selfheal +2
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Beech Fagus sylvatica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Nipplewort Lapsana communis Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-streaked Ladybird
Cream-streaked Ladybird
Harmonia quadripunctata
Harmonia quadripunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri2025
Rhyzobius forestieri Rhyzobius forestieri2025
Scymnus limbatus Scymnus limbatus2025
Scymnus limbatus Scymnus limbatus2025
Suillia atricornis Suillia atricornis2025
Suillia atricornis Suillia atricornis2025
Coenosia infantula Coenosia infantula2025
Coenosia infantula Coenosia infantula2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Crossopalpus nigritellus Crossopalpus nigritellus2025
Crossopalpus nigritellus Crossopalpus nigritellus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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