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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.17478, -3.11019
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 256m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 256m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Pavement Mushroom, King Alfred's Cakes, Yellow Brain +10 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Pavement Mushroom, King Alfred's Cakes, Yellow Brain +10 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 666 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 666 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 156 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 156 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 100 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 100 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 69 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 69 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 73 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Village Tour
Show on map Photos Farm track and public footpath in Bryn-y-baal
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Wildlife to spot
62,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 62,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull +51
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Hobby Falco subbuteo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Swift Apus apus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Small White · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Peacock +3
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Peacock Aglais io2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 62,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull +51
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Hobby Falco subbuteo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Swift Apus apus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Small White · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Peacock +3
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Peacock Aglais io2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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