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Basingwerk Abbey

2 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.28797, -3.20751

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Dunlin
✦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

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Dunlin
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Dunlin, Shoveler +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Dunlin, Shoveler +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Dunlin, Shoveler +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Dunlin, Shoveler +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route253 m

Named routeRef 5Length 253 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route517 m

Named routeRef 5Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,032 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,032 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Short-eared Owl · Black-tailed Godwit · Dunlin +11

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
DunlinCalidris alpina
MerlinFalco columbarius
BitternBotaurus stellaris
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
PintailAnas acuta
RuffCalidris pugnax
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta
Falco columbarius aesalonFalco columbarius aesalon

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,032 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

autumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Short-eared Owl · Black-tailed Godwit · Dunlin +11

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
DunlinCalidris alpina
MerlinFalco columbarius
BitternBotaurus stellaris
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
PintailAnas acuta
RuffCalidris pugnax
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta
Falco columbarius aesalonFalco columbarius aesalon

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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