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Burntwood Hill

21 ha

📷 Phil Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

53.17787, -3.06310

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Coot, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Coot, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Millennium GreenwayCycling route15 km

Named routeLength 15 kmLocal cycle route

Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network

Route 563Cycling route

Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 5Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route343 m

Named routeLength 343 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,414 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,414 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2026

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +41

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024

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Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Welsh Groundsel

Welsh GroundselSenecio cambrensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,414 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

spring

2026

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +41

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Welsh Groundsel

Welsh GroundselSenecio cambrensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Phil Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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