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Hillside Gardens

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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.32884, -3.39458

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Gwaenysgor Hill 47m away — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Gwaenysgor Hill 47m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Offa's Dyke Path

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

North Wales PathWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Clwydian WayWalking 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

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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ride North WalesCycling route

Named routeRef Coastal RouteLocal cycle route

Route 84Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

low-level NCN Route 5 alternative (incomplete)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route164 m

Named routeRef 5Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route208 m

Named routeRef 5Length 208 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,403 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,403 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Turnstone · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +72

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Strawberry-blossom Weevil

Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,403 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Turnstone · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +72

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Strawberry-blossom Weevil

Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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