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Rhuddlan Castle

1 ha

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Getting here

53.28920, -3.46462

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Castle Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Castle Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cartodere nodifer, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Rosemary Beetle +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cartodere nodifer, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Rosemary Beetle +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

North Wales PathWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Clwydian WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ride North WalesCycling route

Named routeRef Coastal RouteLocal cycle route

Route 84Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route137 m

Named routeLength 137 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route8 m

Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

40,405 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,405 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Great Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +64

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CootFulica atra2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Cartodere nodifer

Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,405 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Great Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +64

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CootFulica atra2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Cartodere nodifer

Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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