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Coed Cochion

54 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

52.85263, -3.14391

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Large White, Small White, Alder Leaf Beetle +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Dandelion, Dog's Mercury +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Dandelion, Dog's Mercury +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Beech, Bramble +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ceirog Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rifle range south of Bwlch-y-Rhiw

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rifle range south of Bwlch-y-Rhiw

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Offa's Dyke: section one mile 1000yds (2520m) long, N of Llanforda MillHistoric site2.4 km→✦Grand Stand (remains)Historic site3 km→⛪All Saints Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Trefarclawdd colliery remains immediately north of Pottery CottagesHistoric site3.4 km→✦Sycharth CastleHistoric site4 km→

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