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Battle of Coleshill

📷 Roger May · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.25232, -3.14620

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Redshank
  • ✦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
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Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Redshank, Robin +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Redshank, Robin +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Herring Gull, Redshank, Robin +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Redshank, Robin +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis, Large Red Damselfly, Helophilus pendulus +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis, Large Red Damselfly, Helophilus pendulus +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Wirral WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Signals and SaltmarshCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Swan Lake

📷 Roger May · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Swan Lake

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cornist ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Pen-goch HillUrban park1.4 km→✦Castell y FflintHistoric site1.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park2.2 km→⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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