Lodge Field and Beeches Fields Local Nature Reserves

Lodge Field and Beeches Fields Local Nature Reserves This site is about The Lodge Field and Beeches Field Local Nature Reserves in Ironbridge. Green corridors are environmentally important for wildlife.

The Lodge Field and The Beeches are local nature reserves (LNR) that are part of a green corridor along the northern edge of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site. They provide and connect habitats for the plants and animals that rely on them, enabling species to move freely. They also provide a calm breathing space for local communities. The fields are managed by a group of volunteers, Ironbri

dge Meadows Group (IMG), in partnership with Telford and Wrekin Council, who own the land. If you would like to get involved, we would love to hear from you.

Yesterday’s Community Orchid Count on Lodge Field found 28 Southern Marsh orchids and 5248 Common spotted, making a reco...
15/06/2026

Yesterday’s Community Orchid Count on Lodge Field found 28 Southern Marsh orchids and 5248 Common spotted, making a record total of 5276 orchids.

Think is the highest ever recorded! Thank you to all who took part.

The orchids can be difficult to spot at first but once you get looking you find that they are everywhere! They are a great indicator species of a healthy hay meadow full of flowers ( a field which is cut and the grass collected once a year in August).

We did a reptile and bird survey this morning checking the refuges and bird boxes on both fields - great to see occupied...
01/05/2026

We did a reptile and bird survey this morning checking the refuges and bird boxes on both fields - great to see occupied boxes, nesting moorhens and slow worms and a grass snake who stayed still long enough to be photographed. 19 different bird species were seen including willow warbler, lesser whitethroat and black cap - why not join us on Sunday morning early (5 am Beeches pool) to enjoy the dawn chorus on National Dawn Chorus Day.

A successful small mammal trapping on Lodge field LNR this morning and a busy afternoon for the Tuesday Team putting up ...
28/04/2026

A successful small mammal trapping on Lodge field LNR this morning and a busy afternoon for the Tuesday Team putting up bird boxes and bat boxes on the Beeches LNR.

What an interesting and enjoyable morning was had pond dipping at Beeches Pool - so many wonderful invertebrates inhabit...
25/04/2026

What an interesting and enjoyable morning was had pond dipping at Beeches Pool - so many wonderful invertebrates inhabit the pond! The pond gets a brilliant rating against the Big Pond Dip criteria showing it to be a great haven for wildlife.

Thank you to T&W Council for organising the quick repair of the damaged fence at Orchard Lane entrance to Beeches Field ...
23/03/2026

Thank you to T&W Council for organising the quick repair of the damaged fence at Orchard Lane entrance to Beeches Field and to the contractors MSM who carried out the work - great job!

A new poster is also up on the gates advertising upcoming events on the reserves.

A very enjoyable walk around the LNR’s this morning - looking for signs of spring. The birds are definitely becoming act...
01/03/2026

A very enjoyable walk around the LNR’s this morning - looking for signs of spring. The birds are definitely becoming active in the scrub and we saw newts and frogs in the pond, with blossom and catkins starting to come out on the trees…a lovely morning for a stroll!

19/02/2026

Great job from the Tuesday volunteers creating a fly through for butterflies in the scrub between the meadows by removing overhanging branches and small trees in the bramble.

Thankyou Telford & Wrekin Council for organising repairs to the Orchard Lane gate on Beeches and the chestnut pale fenci...
13/02/2026

Thankyou Telford & Wrekin Council for organising repairs to the Orchard Lane gate on Beeches and the chestnut pale fencing on Lodge Field. Thankyou to the contractors MSM who carried out the work - great job done in miserable wet conditions.

A new poster going up on the gate today!

Reminder!Ironbridge Meadows Group is a group of local volunteers, who work together, with the support of T&W Council to ...
05/02/2026

Reminder!

Ironbridge Meadows Group is a group of local volunteers, who work together, with the support of T&W Council to look after the Local Nature Reserves.

Our AGM is tonight

Thursday 5th February 7.15 pm

At
Coalbrookdale Community Centre
Wellington Road
Coalbrookdale TF8 7DX

We will be joined by Professor Mark O’Shea to talk about “Blood, Sweat and Snakebites”, an account of his exciting and often dangerous life as an herpetologist.

Thankyou to Telford and Wrekin Council for our perfect new benches replacing the old well rotted originals.
16/01/2026

Thankyou to Telford and Wrekin Council for our perfect new benches replacing the old well rotted originals.

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