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Cefn Coch

24 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

52.89002, -3.13858

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser · last seen 2024; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chirk Castle Woodland WalkWalking route4 km

This easy, 2.5-mile circular woodland walk has great views of the parkland, and a little surprise in the middle. It is mainly on paths, but the last section is through open fields.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 00:45-01:20Round tripLocal walking route
Battle of Crogen Circular WalkWalking route4.8 km

Find the Gates of the Dead and the site of the Battle of Crogen on this circular walk from Chirk Castle. Walking alongside Offa's Dyke you will stumble across 1,000 years of history and conflict. This walk is part permissive, so is available Apr-Sep only.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Castle Mill Walk, ChirkWalking route600 m

Challenging walk.

Named routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Maelor WayWalking route39 km
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 84Cycling route
Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network
Ceirog Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 84Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep pasture by Cefn Coch

📷 Espresso Addict · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep pasture by Cefn Coch

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Grand Stand (remains)Historic site3.5 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section one mile 1000yds (2520m) long, N of Llanforda MillHistoric site4.1 km→✦BROGYNTYNHistoric site4.8 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section two miles 780yds (3930m) long, from the stream W of Brook Cottage, Selattyn, to footpath crossing dyke W of Bron-y-Garth Also in Clwyd: WalesHistoric site3 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪Rhiwlas ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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