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Dogs welcome

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53.28156, -3.28412

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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
🍄Mushroom 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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

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, Robin, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Blackening Waxcap, Blushing Fibrecap +5 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Blackening Waxcap, Blushing Fibrecap +5 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, River Skater +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, River Skater +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Selfheal · last seen 2023; Plants — Selfheal · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route517 m

Named routeRef 5Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 5Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

21,234 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,234 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds57 species

winterautumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +52

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

River Skater

River SkaterAquarius najas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,234 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winterautumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +52

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

River Skater

River SkaterAquarius najas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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