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53.26776, -3.37438

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Limnephilus centralis, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Limnephilus centralis, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Nightshade, Brooklime +10 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Nightshade, Brooklime +10 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 84Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route497 m

Named routeRef 84Length 497 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route266 m

Named routeRef 84Length 266 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,649 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,649 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2025

Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +33

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great TitParus major2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Sitona obsoletus · Cantharis nigricans

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,649 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2025

Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Robin · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +33

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great TitParus major2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Sitona obsoletus · Cantharis nigricans

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ceri Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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