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Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › Wales › North Wales › Denbighshire Getting here
52.98923, -3.36029
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Swift, Blackbird, Pheasant +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Pheasant +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius litura, Lepidostoma hirtum, Rhithrogena semicolorata +89 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhyzobius litura, Lepidostoma hirtum, Rhithrogena semicolorata +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell +22 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell +22 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2018; Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2018
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brenig Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dee Valley Way Walking route ▾
North Berwyn Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,138 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,138 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 60 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Swift · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +55
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major2022 Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Phylloscopus collybita collybita Phylloscopus collybita collybita Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2020 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2020 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Rhyzobius litura · Athripsodes aterrimus · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Coccidula rufa +17
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Athripsodes aterrimus Athripsodes aterrimus2022 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2020 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa Common Earwig 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · American Skunk-cabbage
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020 American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,138 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 60 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Swift · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +55
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major2022 Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Phylloscopus collybita collybita Phylloscopus collybita collybita Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2020 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2020 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Rock Dove Columba livia2019 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Rhyzobius litura · Athripsodes aterrimus · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Coccidula rufa +17
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Athripsodes aterrimus Athripsodes aterrimus2022 Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2020 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa Common Earwig 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · American Skunk-cabbage
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2020 American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2023
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2023
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2023
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2023
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2019
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