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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
52.99280, -3.94896
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Swift +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Swift +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Small Heath +195 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Rhododendron, Dense Fringe-moss +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route325 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route66 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route23 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route601 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 601 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Railway above Oakeley Square
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,947 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,947 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · House Sparrow · Robin · Herring Gull · Blackbird +38
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Black Darter · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +19
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Blue Damselfly
Japanese Knotweed · Aspen · Rhododendron · Dense Fringe-moss · Rock Pocket-moss +13
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- AspenPopulus tremula
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2022
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2022
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,947 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · House Sparrow · Robin · Herring Gull · Blackbird +38
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Black Darter · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +19
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Blue Damselfly
Japanese Knotweed · Aspen · Rhododendron · Dense Fringe-moss · Rock Pocket-moss +13
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- AspenPopulus tremula
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2022
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2022
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2024Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024CteniceraCtenicera2024CteniceraCtenicera2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2023Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2023Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2022Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2022Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2022Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2022Water Lobelia
Water Lobelia
Lobelia dortmanna
Lobelia dortmanna
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2022Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2022Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2022Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2022Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2022Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2022Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2022Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2022Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2022Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2022Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2022Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2022Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022Bog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitans2022Bog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitans2022Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2022Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2022Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2022