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Moss Valley

📷 Peter Aikman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.07406, -3.03402

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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7 activities

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, Blackbird, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Erddig Riverside WalkWalking route2.4 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 routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Erddig Big Wood TrailWalking route1.6 km

Erddig's Big Wood trail is a short circular taking you around the 1,200-acre estate. Discover a secret meadow & archaeological features. Wander through woodland & explore the ancient remains of a Norman motte & bailey castle as you join the Wat’s Dyke way

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Coed Forest Walk, ErddigWalking route5.7 km

Named routeLength 5.7 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Wales Link PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

14,392 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,392 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds53 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Oak Bush-cricket

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,392 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Oak Bush-cricket

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Aikman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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