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Places › Wales › Wrexham Getting here
52.96343, -2.79002
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Common Cockchafer, Eristalis tenax +18 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Cockchafer, Eristalis tenax +18 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +3 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +3 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mosses Trail Purple Walking route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Length 3.6 km Local walking route
Show on map Mosses Trail Yellow Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Length 2.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Maelor Way Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Regional walking route
Show on map Whixall Moss History Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 12 Walking route 23 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW12 Length 23 km Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Shropshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 455 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 455 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Eglwys Cross Motte (Mount Cop Castle)
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Wildlife to spot
1,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,419 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blackbird +28
House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Magpie Pica pica2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2013 Blackbird Turdus merula2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2016 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2011 Whitethroat Curruca communis2011 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2011 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2011 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Swallow Hirundo rustica2011 Great Tit Parus major2011 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2011 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2011 Curlew Numenius arquata2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2011 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2011 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2011 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2011 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2021 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea2018 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Cockchafer · Eristalis tenax · Sepsis fulgens · Themira lucida · Themira superba +8
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021 Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2020 Themira lucida Themira lucida2020 Themira superba Themira superba2020 Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2018 ▾
Bluebell · Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Blueish Veilwort · Whiskered Veilwort +1
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2015 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2015 Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2015 Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2015 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,419 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blackbird +28
House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2017 Magpie Pica pica2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2013 Blackbird Turdus merula2011 Rook Corvus frugilegus2011 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2016 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2014 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2011 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2011 Whitethroat Curruca communis2011 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2011 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2011 Robin Erithacus rubecula2011 Swallow Hirundo rustica2011 Great Tit Parus major2011 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2011 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2011 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2011 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2011 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2011 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2011 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2011 Curlew Numenius arquata2011 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2011 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2011 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2011 Dunnock Prunella modularis2011 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2011 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2011 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2011 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2021 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea2018 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2018 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Cockchafer · Eristalis tenax · Sepsis fulgens · Themira lucida · Themira superba +8
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021 Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2020 Themira lucida Themira lucida2020 Themira superba Themira superba2020 Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2018 ▾
Bluebell · Dilated Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Blueish Veilwort · Whiskered Veilwort +1
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2015 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2015 Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2015 Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2015 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2017
Small White Pieris rapae2015
Small White Pieris rapae2015
Comma Polygonia c-album2015
Comma Polygonia c-album2015
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2015
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2015
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2015
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2015
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2015
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2015
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2015
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2015 Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2014
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2014
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