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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.79772, -2.42366
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Plagiosterna aenea, 10-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Plagiosterna aenea, 10-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Cow Parsley +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Cow Parsley +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 552 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 552 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 7 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 475 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 475 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 802 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 802 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,985 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,985 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Pintail · Garganey +26
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Pintail Anas acuta Garganey Spatula querquedula Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Bittern Botaurus stellaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-legged Shieldbug · Water Measurer · Oak Jewel Beetle · Pine Ladybird · Box Bug +1
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Oak Jewel Beetle Agrilus biguttatus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Ivy · Common Nettle · Bramble · Ragwort · Cow Parsley +6
Ivy Hedera helix Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus Ragwort Senecio Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Greater Plantain Plantago major Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,985 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Pintail · Garganey +26
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Pintail Anas acuta Garganey Spatula querquedula Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Bittern Botaurus stellaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-legged Shieldbug · Water Measurer · Oak Jewel Beetle · Pine Ladybird · Box Bug +1
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Oak Jewel Beetle Agrilus biguttatus Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Ivy · Common Nettle · Bramble · Ragwort · Cow Parsley +6
Ivy Hedera helix Common Nettle Urtica dioica Bramble Rubus Ragwort Senecio Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Greater Plantain Plantago major Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bird's-Foot-Trefoil
Bird's-Foot-Trefoil
Lotus
Lotus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana 