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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
57.15113, -2.27828
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Silver-moss +18 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Robbers TrailWalking route2.3 km▾
Named routeLength 2.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beech Tree TrailWalking route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Deeside WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 195National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 195Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route640 m▾
Named routeRef 195Length 640 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,074 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,074 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Moorhen · Blackbird · Goldfinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TealAnas crecca
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Tree Bumblebee · Common Leaf Weevil
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
🌿Plants21 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Springy Turf-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Pincushion · Silver-moss · Common Liverwort +16
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,074 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Moorhen · Blackbird · Goldfinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TealAnas crecca
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Tree Bumblebee · Common Leaf Weevil
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
🌿Plants21 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Springy Turf-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Pincushion · Silver-moss · Common Liverwort +16
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
