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Places › Wales › Wrexham Getting here
53.05201, -2.99542
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Caffi Cwtch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Caffi Cwtch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Erddig Riverside Walk Walking route 2.4 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 route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:30-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Erddig Big Wood Trail Walking route 1.6 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 route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Coed Forest Walk, Erddig Walking route 5.7 km ▾
Named route Length 5.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wales Link Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 84 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Dissenters' Burial Ground, Rhosddu Road, Wrexham
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Wildlife to spot
17,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,507 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Magpie · Moorhen +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,507 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Magpie · Moorhen +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Amara plebeja Amara plebeja2025
Amara plebeja Amara plebeja2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Phymatocera Phymatocera2025
Phymatocera Phymatocera2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025