Caeau Wood - Broadleaved woodland
0 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.95183, -2.96018
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Maelor WayWalking route39 km▾
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 12Walking route23 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12Length 23 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to EllesmereWalking route34 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12bLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 13Walking route22.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW13Length 22.1 kmLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 455Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route411 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 411 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route964 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route298 m▾
Named routeRef 455Length 298 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km▾
Named routeRef 455Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Road with Bridge over Shell Brook near Pentre Farm
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Wildlife to spot
2,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,196 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2019▾
Badger · Otter · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2017
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2017
🐝Insects50 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Hydropsyche fulvipes · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +45
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Hydropsyche fulvipesHydropsyche fulvipes2023
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Wormaldia occipitalisWormaldia occipitalis
Himalayan Balsam · Great Wood-rush · Woodruff · Unidentified unbranched filamentous non-slimy green algae · Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots) +4
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
- WoodruffGalium odoratum2021
- Unidentified unbranched filamentous non-slimy green algaeUnidentified unbranched filamentous non-slimy green algae2017
- Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,196 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2019▾
Badger · Otter · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2017
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2017
🐝Insects50 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Hydropsyche fulvipes · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +45
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Hydropsyche fulvipesHydropsyche fulvipes2023
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Wormaldia occipitalisWormaldia occipitalis
Himalayan Balsam · Great Wood-rush · Woodruff · Unidentified unbranched filamentous non-slimy green algae · Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots) +4
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
- WoodruffGalium odoratum2021
- Unidentified unbranched filamentous non-slimy green algaeUnidentified unbranched filamentous non-slimy green algae2017
- Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
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