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Franciscan Friary

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.27511, -3.26018

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕St Pio's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕St Pio's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingToilets

Best for

12 activities

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, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Blackening Waxcap, Blushing Fibrecap +5 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Blackening Waxcap, Blushing Fibrecap +5 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route517 m

Named routeRef 5Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route360 m

Named routeRef 5Length 360 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

24,982 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,982 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jay · Blue Tit +54

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
HobbyFalco subbuteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RavenCorvus corax
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

River Skater

River SkaterAquarius najas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,982 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jay · Blue Tit +54

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CootFulica atra
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
HobbyFalco subbuteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RavenCorvus corax
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

River Skater

River SkaterAquarius najas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Friary and attached church at Pantasaph

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