🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.31223, -3.34603
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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 — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +43 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Lily Beetle, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Red Valerian, Forked Veilwort +10 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Bluebell, Red Valerian, Forked Veilwort +10 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Wales PathWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Clwydian WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route▾
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North WalesCycling route▾
Named routeRef Coastal RouteLocal cycle route
low-level NCN Route 5 alternative (incomplete)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route208 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 208 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,092 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Badger · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2021
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Ashy Mining Bee +5
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
- SyrphusSyrphus2023
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,092 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Badger · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2021
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Ashy Mining Bee +5
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
- SyrphusSyrphus2023
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Sexton Beetle
Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus humator2021
Nicrophorus humator2021
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Brown ArgusAricia agestis2021Brown ArgusAricia agestis2021MidgeCulicoides2021MidgeCulicoides2021Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2021Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2021