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Places › Wales › North Wales › Wrexham Getting here
52.97020, -2.99782
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limonia nubeculosa, Limnius volckmari, Dicranomyia modesta +59 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Limonia nubeculosa, Limnius volckmari, Dicranomyia modesta +59 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort +7 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Forked Veilwort +7 more · last seen 2023
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Llwybr Clawdd Wat
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Maelor Way Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Regional walking route
Show on map Llwyn y Cil walk at Chirk Castle Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Moderate walk. Enjoy memorable views towards the Cheshire and Shropshire plains on this mile-long walk through the 18th-century designed parkland at Chirk Castle.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-01:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ceirog Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 84 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 84 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 84 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 84 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 51 m ▾
Named route Ref 84 Length 51 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 175 m ▾
Named route Ref 84 Length 175 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Swallow · Robin +43
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Swift Apus apus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2013 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Goosander Mergus merganser2015 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Stoat · Mole · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 American Mink Neovison vison2013 Stoat Mustela erminea Mole Talpa europaea2021 Otter Lutra lutra2014 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Limonia nubeculosa · Alder Leaf Beetle · Hylemyza partita · Nephrotoma flavipalpis · Siphona geniculata +2
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2012 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Hylemyza partita Hylemyza partita2018 Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2018 Siphona geniculata Siphona geniculata2012 Forked Veilwort · Endive Pellia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam · Great Wood-rush +4
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2015 Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2015 Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2015 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2021 Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Swallow · Robin +43
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Swift Apus apus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2013 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Goosander Mergus merganser2015 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Stoat · Mole · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 American Mink Neovison vison2013 Stoat Mustela erminea Mole Talpa europaea2021 Otter Lutra lutra2014 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2019 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Limonia nubeculosa · Alder Leaf Beetle · Hylemyza partita · Nephrotoma flavipalpis · Siphona geniculata +2
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2012 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Hylemyza partita Hylemyza partita2018 Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2018 Siphona geniculata Siphona geniculata2012 Forked Veilwort · Endive Pellia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam · Great Wood-rush +4
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2015 Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2015 Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2015 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2021 Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dicranomyia modesta
Dicranomyia modesta
Dicranomyia modesta2012
Dicranomyia modesta2012
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2012
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2012 2021
2021
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2015
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2015
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2015
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2015
Conocephalum salebrosum Conocephalum salebrosum2015
Conocephalum salebrosum Conocephalum salebrosum2015 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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