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Botanical Gardens

📷 David Bremner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Coot
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Coot
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Coot, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Coot, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Melinopterus prodromus · last seen 2026; Insects — Melinopterus prodromus · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

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Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ride North WalesCycling route

Named routeRef Coastal RouteLocal cycle route

Route 84Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route137 m

Named routeLength 137 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route8 m

Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route42 m

Named routeLength 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

54,879 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

54,879 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Coot · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +43

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

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Insects1 species

winter

2026

Melinopterus prodromus

Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

54,879 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Coot · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +43

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Melinopterus prodromus

Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Bremner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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