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Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.31180, -3.34898
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Valerian, Bluebell, Forked Veilwort +11 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Red Valerian, Bluebell, Forked Veilwort +11 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Wales Path Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km 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 Clwydian Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map North Wales Pilgrim's Way Walking route ▾
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North Wales Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Coastal Route Local cycle route
Show on map low-level NCN Route 5 alternative (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 164 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 208 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 208 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 413 m ▾
Named route Length 413 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos View north from Axton hill
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Wildlife to spot
2,158 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,158 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Robin +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Whitethroat Curruca communis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Ashy Mining Bee +5
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023 Syrphus Syrphus2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022 Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,158 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Robin +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Whitethroat Curruca communis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Ashy Mining Bee +5
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023 Syrphus Syrphus2023 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022 Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Sexton Beetle
Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus humator2021
Nicrophorus humator2021
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2021
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Midge Culicoides2021
Midge Culicoides2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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