Hall Of Fame
Telford may have been the birthplace of the Industrial
Revolution but it is also the 'Forest City', a borough designed to
incorporate trees, ancient woodland, grassland, wildlife areas and
numerous plantations.
The Industrial Revolution had a dramatic impact on the Telford
and Wrekin landscape, and the eventual decline of the area's many
mining companies left numerous pit mound spoil heaps around the
town.
Examples of these pit mounds, which have since been filled in
and planted with trees and woodland, can be seen at Granville
Country Park; a local nature reserve owned by Telford and Wrekin
Council and managed by the authority's Environmental Maintenance
team and
Shropshire
Wildlife Trust , with the help of the Friends of Granville
Country Park.
Granville is one of the largest and most wildlife diverse areas
in Telford, with its pit mounds, canal, woodland and relics of
industrial activity.
Hidden among the bird filled woodland are treasures such as an
old engine house and furnace.
Paths, which have recently been resurfaced, and bridleways, wind
their way around the park, offering visitors a pleasant stroll
through a landscape transformed from grim and uninviting industry
to green and open countryside.
Directions; turn onto Granville Road, signed to Granville
Country Park, off the Granville roundabout between Donnington Wood
Way and Redhill Way, about two miles north east of Telford Town
Centre. Follow the surfaced road for quarter of a mile to the car
park.
Please note the main car park for Granville Country Park and
Nature Reserve closes between 5pm and 6pm there is alternate
parking just outside the car park on Granville road for 2-3
cars.
There are additional waypoints for parking on each log for
the closest parking spot for the caches
If you fancy a stroll through the
countryside surrounded by woodland and wildlife and relics of the
area's industrial heritage, there is no better place than Granville
Country Park.