Granville Nature Reserve

Relics of former industrial activity, including furnaces and an old winding house, are now surrounded by woodland full of birds, while pit mounds of waste have been transformed into flower-rich grassland and heath. An abundance of bird’s-foot trefoil now feeds generations of caterpillars of Telford’s speciality butterflies, the dingy skipper and green hairstreak. Coach parking.

Activity examples:

Bug hunting, habitat investigations, natural art, sensory explorers, local history, bushcraft, forest school, practical conservation work, creative writing. John Muir Award (environmental award for KS2 upwards).