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Places › Wales › North Wales › Wrexham Getting here
52.92479, -2.77776
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mosses Trail Purple Walking route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Length 3.6 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - Wem to Whitchurch Walking route 25 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12a Length 25 km Regional walking route
Show on map Mosses Trail Yellow Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Length 2.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Mosses Trail Green Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Length 2.4 km Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Shropshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Meres & Mosses Family Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Signposted as Colemere Family Route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 455 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 455 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 455 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The Fenn's Moss old Works peat factory
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Wildlife to spot
56,139 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,139 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Redwing · Mallard +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Water Shrew
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Black Darter · Common Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Common Hawker · Eristalis tenax +17
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,139 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie · Redwing · Mallard +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Water Shrew
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Black Darter · Common Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Common Hawker · Eristalis tenax +17
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Orchestes rusci Orchestes rusci2025
Orchestes rusci Orchestes rusci2025
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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