Workhouse Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 171 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 171 ha
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52.62483, -2.51304
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Hobby +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Hobby +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bittersweet, Bush Vetch, Herb-Robert +175 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Nettle-leaved Bellflower +26 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Balls Jitty public footpath · 87 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 87 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map Ferny Bank public footpath · 31 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 31 m Surface unpaved Path type: steps
Show on map 70 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 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
19,700 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,700 records · National Biodiversity Network Kingfisher · Marsh Tit · Bullfinch · Raven · Nuthatch +24
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Indet. Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 16 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scymnus interruptus · Rhyzobius lophanthae · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025 Dog's Mercury · Creeping Cinquefoil · Cat's-ear · Bittersweet · Hazel +114
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hazel Corylus avellana Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,700 records · National Biodiversity Network Kingfisher · Marsh Tit · Bullfinch · Raven · Nuthatch +24
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Indet. Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 16 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scymnus interruptus · Rhyzobius lophanthae · 16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025 Dog's Mercury · Creeping Cinquefoil · Cat's-ear · Bittersweet · Hazel +114
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hazel Corylus avellana Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wallflower Erysimum cheiri
Wallflower Erysimum cheiri
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Aubretia Aubrieta deltoidea
Aubretia Aubrieta deltoidea
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
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