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Caergwrle Castle

4 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.10760, -3.03671

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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
✦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

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

5 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 — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Tawny Mining Bee, Common Darter +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Tawny Mining Bee, Common Darter +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Link PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

11,063 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,063 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Coot · Moorhen +51

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
TealAnas crecca2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Wood DuckAix sponsa2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummer

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Brown Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser +4

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,063 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Coot · Moorhen +51

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
TealAnas crecca2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Wood DuckAix sponsa2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects9 species

springsummer

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Brown Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser +4

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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