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Offa's Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long, at Careg-y-Big

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📷 Mark Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.88203, -3.11190

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Beech, Pineappleweed, Red Campion +65 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Beech, Pineappleweed, Red Campion +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Hazel, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Maelor WayWalking route39 km
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ceirog Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 455Cycling route
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route277 m
Named routeRef 455Length 277 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 455Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 455Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route51 m
Named routeRef 455Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hedge and Offa's Dyke viewed from the lane to Carreg-y-big

📷 Mark Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hedge and Offa's Dyke viewed from the lane to Carreg-y-big

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cae Glas ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Cae Glas ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Old Oswestry hillfort, and two adjacent sections of Wat's DykeHistoric site4.4 km→✦Old Oswestry Iron Age Hill FortHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Wilfred Owen GreenUrban park4.8 km→🦉SHELF BANKNature reserve5 km→

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