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Places › England › West Midlands › Telford and Wrekin Getting here
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 233m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 233m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goosander, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goosander, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Hart's-Tongue, Common Spotted-orchid +152 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ramsons, Hart's-Tongue, Common Spotted-orchid +152 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Hazel +19 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 08 Walking route 20.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW08 Length 20.1 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 Woodland and Countryside Walk, Benthall Hall Walking route 4.8 km ▾
This hike through native woodland takes in quarries and fossils, then opens up to reveal expansive views of north Shropshire. This can be muddy in wet weather and winter months, so sensible walking footwear is advised.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route NCR55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCR55
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 Route NCR45 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCR45
Show on map Telford Strategic Cycling Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
32,330 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,330 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Kingfisher · Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Bullfinch +29
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hoopoe Upupa epops2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Harvest Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Scymnus interruptus · Nephus quadrimaculatus +32
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Horsetail · Motherwort · Wild Angelica · Devil's-bit Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw +6
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,330 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Kingfisher · Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Bullfinch +29
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Hoopoe Upupa epops2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Harvest Mouse · Soprano Pipistrelle
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Scymnus interruptus · Nephus quadrimaculatus +32
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025 Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Horsetail · Motherwort · Wild Angelica · Devil's-bit Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw +6
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2025
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 Wood-sedge
Wood-sedge
Carex sylvatica
Carex sylvatica
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major
Greater Honeywort Cerinthe major
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum 