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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.16706, -3.08971
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Rise — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Rise — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Moorhen, Coot +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Moorhen, Coot +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 343 m ▾
Named route Length 343 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 96 m ▾
Named route Length 96 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 568 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 64 m ▾
Named route Length 64 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Temporary Diversion Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface concrete
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Village Tour
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Wildlife to spot
15,449 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,449 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Coot · Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +22
Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown +14
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,449 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Coot · Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +22
Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Meadow Brown +14
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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