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Getting here

53.31544, -3.50926

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Melinopterus prodromus · last seen 2026; Insects — Melinopterus prodromus · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

North Wales PathWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ride North WalesCycling route

Named routeRef Coastal RouteLocal cycle route

Route 84Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route137 m

Named routeLength 137 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route8 m

Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route42 m

Named routeLength 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

117,260 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

117,260 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wigeon · Little Egret +70

Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WigeonMareca penelope
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025

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Insects1 species

winter

2026

Melinopterus prodromus

Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

117,260 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wigeon · Little Egret +70

Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WigeonMareca penelope
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Melinopterus prodromus

Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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