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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.32222, -3.34284
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell, Western Conifer Seed Bug +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell, Western Conifer Seed Bug +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Wales Path Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Regional walking route
Show on map Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Clwydian Way 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 ▾
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North Wales Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Coastal Route Local cycle route
Show on map low-level NCN Route 5 alternative (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 164 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 208 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 208 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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3,021 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,021 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Starling +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,021 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Starling +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum2024
Dolycoris baccarum2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023 