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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.31076, -3.34019
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Common Green Grasshopper, Hairy Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Lily Beetle, Common Green Grasshopper, Hairy Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Bifid Crestwort, Forked Veilwort +12 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Bifid Crestwort, Forked Veilwort +12 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Wales Path Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Regional walking route
Show on map Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Clwydian Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map North Wales Pilgrim's Way Walking route ▾
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride North Wales Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Coastal Route Local cycle route
Show on map low-level NCN Route 5 alternative (incomplete) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 164 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 208 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 208 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath leading to Axton Lane
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Wildlife to spot
1,280 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,280 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +38
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii2024 Swift Apus apus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hairy Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Ashy Mining Bee · Black Sexton Beetle +3
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023 Syrphus Syrphus2023 Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022 Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2021 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,280 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +38
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Reeves's Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii2024 Swift Apus apus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hairy Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Syrphus · Ashy Mining Bee · Black Sexton Beetle +3
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023 Syrphus Syrphus2023 Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022 Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2021 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Midge Culicoides2021
Midge Culicoides2021
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2021
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2021 