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Queen's Gardens

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.29601, -3.73215

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕SIP Cafe & Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕SIP Cafe & Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

North Wales PathWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route

Woodland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

Summit TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Route 5Cycling route

NCN 5 Welsh section

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route13 m

Named routeRef 5Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route836 m

Named routeRef 5Length 836 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route270 m

Named routeRef 5Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

28,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Great Crested Grebe +50

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Pipistrelle Bat species · Bat

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
BatChiroptera

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Common Carder Bee · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Mecinus pascuorum · Trioza centranthi +2

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Great Crested Grebe +50

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
PuffinFratercula arctica2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Pipistrelle Bat species · Bat

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
BatChiroptera

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Common Carder Bee · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Mecinus pascuorum · Trioza centranthi +2

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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