Saron Congregational Chapel
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53.04691, -3.06981
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Heather, Crowberry agg. +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Heather, Crowberry agg. +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Crowberry agg., Sheep's Sorrel
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Long Walk Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Grouse 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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Green Route Mountain bike route ▾
Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Black Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,801 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Greenfinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Chiffchaff +36
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Cabbage Bug · Broad Centurion · Harlequin Ladybird +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bilberry · Heather · Crowberry agg. · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Bedstraw +9
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heather Calluna vulgaris Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,801 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Greenfinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Chiffchaff +36
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Swift Apus apus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Cabbage Bug · Broad Centurion · Harlequin Ladybird +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bilberry · Heather · Crowberry agg. · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Bedstraw +9
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heather Calluna vulgaris Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2023
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis2023
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2023
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2023
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2023
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2023
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2023
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2023 Bracken
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Pteridium aquilinum
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2023
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2023
Welsh Groundsel Senecio cambrensis
Welsh Groundsel Senecio cambrensis
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024