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Places › Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.17076, -3.13735
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Blue Tit, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Pavement Mushroom, King Alfred's Cakes, Yellow Brain +9 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Pavement Mushroom, King Alfred's Cakes, Yellow Brain +9 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Dingy Skipper +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Dingy Skipper +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Village Tour
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Wildlife to spot
61,051 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 61,051 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Hobby Falco subbuteo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Mesembrina meridiana · Green Shieldbug +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 61,051 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Rock Dove Columba livia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Hobby Falco subbuteo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Mesembrina meridiana · Green Shieldbug +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea
Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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