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52.72716, -2.52680
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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 — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bulrush, Bramble +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Plantain, Purple-loosestrife, Redshank +106 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Plantain, Purple-loosestrife, Redshank +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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 37 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 Main Route Cycling route 55 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 55 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 81 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +33
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 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 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Harvest Mouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse +1
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig +16
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Greater Quaking-grass · Gypsywort · Small Toadflax · Moschatel
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +33
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 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 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Harvest Mouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse +1
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig +16
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Greater Quaking-grass · Gypsywort · Small Toadflax · Moschatel
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycis minutus
Platycis minutus
Platycis minutus
Platycis minutus
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2024
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 