Wappenshall canal bridge, Shropshire Union Canal 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
52.72793, -2.50109
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bridge scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
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 ☕ The Welldeck — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Welldeck — a good base for a longer summer day out £ 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 — Peregrine, Blackbird, Canada Goose +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Blackbird, Canada Goose +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Yew, Greater Plantain +193 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Yew, Greater Plantain +193 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Common Nettle, Sweet Chestnut +26 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 Shropshire Way - stage 09 Walking route 17.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW09 Length 17.1 km Local walking route
Show on map 57 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 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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 40 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Wappenshall Wharf - canal turnover bridge
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Wildlife to spot
7,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +32
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024 Moschatel
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +32
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Falco subbuteo subbuteo Falco subbuteo subbuteo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2024 Moschatel
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei2024
Lesne's Earwig Forficula lesnei2024
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2024
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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