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Capel Salem

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.09350, -3.28251

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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
  • 🌿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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Peacock, Speckled Wood +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Peacock, Speckled Wood +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Common Knapweed, Dandelion +94 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Yarrow, Common Knapweed, Dandelion +94 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Hogweed, Smooth Hawk's-beard +10 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia phragmitis, Coesyn Melfed, crotail rèin-fhèidh +1 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Puccinia phragmitis, Coesyn Melfed, crotail rèin-fhèidh +1 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ride North WalesCycling route
Named routeRef Brenig LoopLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route
Named routeRef Going Backwards
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route
Named routeRef Village Tour
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route
Named routeRef Loop de Loop
Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route
Named routeRef Over the Top

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gravestones, Capel Salem

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gravestones, Capel Salem

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Italian GardensUrban park2.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛪Capel Tabernacl RhuthunReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Cynfarch and St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→✦Maen HuailHistoric site3 km→✦Peers MemorialHistoric site3 km→

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