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Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.14231, -3.08930
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Rhithrogena semicolorata +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Rhithrogena semicolorata +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Willowherb, Field Horsetail, Creeping Buttercup +7 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Willowherb, Field Horsetail, Creeping Buttercup +7 more · last seen 2023
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wales Link Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ffordd Wrecsam public footpath · 124 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 124 m Path type: residential
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Village Tour
Show on map Photos Christ Church, Pontblyddyn
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Wildlife to spot
4,949 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Rhithrogena semicolorata · Non-biting midges · Elmis aenea · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +15
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2022 Non-biting midges Chironomidae2022 Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2022 Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2022 Field Horsetail · Willowherb · Glyceria fluitans · Creeping Buttercup · Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum +5
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Willowherb Epilobium Glyceria fluitans Glyceria fluitans Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Teal Anas crecca2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Rhithrogena semicolorata · Non-biting midges · Elmis aenea · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +15
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2022 Non-biting midges Chironomidae2022 Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2022 Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2022 Field Horsetail · Willowherb · Glyceria fluitans · Creeping Buttercup · Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum +5
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Willowherb Epilobium Glyceria fluitans Glyceria fluitans Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2022
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2022
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2022
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2022
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis2022
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis2022
Simulium Simulium2022
Simulium Simulium2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022
Dicranota Dicranota2022
Dicranota Dicranota2022
Oreodytes sanmarkii Oreodytes sanmarkii2022
Oreodytes sanmarkii Oreodytes sanmarkii2022
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2022
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2022
Black flies Simuliidae2022
Black flies Simuliidae2022
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis2022
Ecdyonurus torrentis Ecdyonurus torrentis2022 Zygnematalean
Zygnematalean
Zygnematalean
Zygnematalean
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fissidens Fissidens
Fissidens Fissidens 