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Dog fouling

Telford and Wrekin Council has a Dog control Public Space Protection Order in place to support positive and reasonable behaviour by dog walkers and owners which consists of the following:

  • picking up after the dog
  • having the means ( bags) to pick up
  • not allowing dogs into Children’s gated play areas.

A £100 Fixed Penalty notice may be issued, or you may be fined £1,000 at Magistrates court.

Visit the Civica Payments Portal to pay your fine/Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) online


Free poop scoop bags

We hand out thousands and thousands of poop scoop bags free of charge each year, to help encourage dog owners and walkers to clean up after their pets.

This table displays location of outlets which provide our dog poop scoop bags.
Location Outlet
Arleston Watling Street Community Centre
Brookside Brookside Community Centre
Dawley Visit the Great Dawley website - Dawley Town Hall
Donnington Donnington and Muxton Parish Council (Turreff Hall)
Riverside Housing
Edgmond Edgmond Village Store and Post Office
Hadley Gladstone Vets
Hadley Learning Community
Hollinswood Visit the Hollinswood and Randlay Parish Council website - Hollinswood Neighbourhood Centre
Ironbridge The Co-op, The Wharfage
The Coracle Micropub and Beer Shop
Ketley Visit the Ketley parish Council website
Lawley Visit the Lawley and Overdale Parish Council website
Oakville Vets
Little Wenlock Visit the Little Wenlock Parish Council website
Madeley Haygate Vets
View information on Madeley Library
Jubilee House
Muxton Haygate Vets 
Newport View information on Newport Library
Visit the Newport Town Council website
Tibberton Village Shop
Oakengates Medivet Vets
View information on Oakengates Leisure Centre
View information on Telford Theatre
Value Pets
Randlay Visit the Hollinswood and Randlay Parish Council Website - Randlay Community Centre (term time only)
Shawbirch Medivet Vets
Stirchley View information on Stirchley Library
Sambrook Centre
St Georges St Georges and Priorslee Parish Council
St Georges Veterinary Surgery
Telford Town Centre View information on Darby House
Meeting Point House
View information on Southwater Library
Trench Visit the Wrockwardine Wood and Trench Parish Council website
Waters Upton Waters Upton Community Centre
Wellington Bowring Park - Dispenser
Haygate Vets
Wellington Civic and Leisure Centre
Wrekin View Vets
Woodside Park Lane Centre

Last updated: 21/08/2023 09:42

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