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Victoria Park

📷 Rod Grealish · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.77165, -2.37869

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Box of Goodness — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Box of Goodness — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 552

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Telford T50Walking route50 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 routeLength 50 kmLocal walking route

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 552Cycling route

Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route7 m

Named routeRef 55Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route825 m

Named routeRef 55Length 825 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 55Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route475 m

Named routeRef 55Length 475 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

54,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

54,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +50

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Scymnus interruptus

Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Hazel

HazelCorylus avellana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

54,694 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +50

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Scymnus interruptus

Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Hazel

HazelCorylus avellana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rod Grealish · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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