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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.22920, -3.18560
Open directionsv 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 ✦ 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Pheasant +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Pheasant +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath, Common Blue +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Small Heath, Common Blue +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Cotoneaster horizontalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Cotoneaster horizontalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map North Wales Pilgrim's Way Walking route ▾
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 253 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 253 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 517 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 517 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Arthur2Times
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Going Backwards
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Killer Loop
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Loop de Loop
Show on map Photos Gatehouse to Halkyn Castle
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Wildlife to spot
2,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,640 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Meadow Pipit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Stonechat +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Syrphus Syrphus Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,640 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Meadow Pipit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Stonechat +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Syrphus Syrphus Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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