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📷 Darrin Antrobus · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.04604, -2.98580

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Costa — 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

6 activities

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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026

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 — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Hawthorn Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Hawthorn Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Erddig Riverside WalkWalking route2.4 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 routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Erddig Big Wood TrailWalking route1.6 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 routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Coed Forest Walk, ErddigWalking route5.7 km

Named routeLength 5.7 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

27,523 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,523 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +44

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025

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Insects5 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,523 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +44

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · 10-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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