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Places › Wales › North Wales › Wrexham Getting here
53.05167, -3.07108
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Erddig Riverside Walk Walking route 2.4 km ▾
A short circular around the 1,200 acre estate. See natural & archaeological features, Erddig’s 18th-century Cup & Saucer water feature designed by William Emes, & follow the River Clywedog along the bottom of Wat’s Dyke & Court Wood into Felin Puleston.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:30-01:30 Round trip Local 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 Long Walk Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Grouse Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 84 National Cycle Network
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Route Mountain bike route ▾
Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Black Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
5,674 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,674 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Figwort Sawfly · Cabbage Bug · Southern Hawker · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Bilberry · Heather · Crowberry agg. · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Bedstraw +7
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heather Calluna vulgaris Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,674 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Figwort Sawfly · Cabbage Bug · Southern Hawker · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Bilberry · Heather · Crowberry agg. · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Bedstraw +7
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heather Calluna vulgaris Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Welsh Groundsel Senecio cambrensis
Welsh Groundsel Senecio cambrensis
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
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