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Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.19998, -3.06704
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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Lily Beetle, Hornet Hoverfly +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Lily Beetle, Hornet Hoverfly +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Salmonberry +6 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Salmonberry +6 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Millennium Greenway Cycling route 15 km ▾
Named route Length 15 km Local cycle route
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 563 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 563 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 344 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 344 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,512 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,512 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Hornet Hoverfly · Volucella pellucens +2
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Welsh Groundsel
Welsh Groundsel Senecio cambrensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,512 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Hornet Hoverfly · Volucella pellucens +2
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Welsh Groundsel
Welsh Groundsel Senecio cambrensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
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