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Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.21458, -3.05321
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Caffinaafi — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Caffinaafi — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swallow +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swallow +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eyed Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eyed Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Millennium Greenway Cycling route 15 km ▾
Named route Length 15 km Local cycle route
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 563 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 563 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 344 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 344 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The front of The Salvation Army church, Dee Road, Connah's Quay
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11,874 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,874 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Swallow +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Teal Anas crecca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Common Blue Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly +2
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,874 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Swallow +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Teal Anas crecca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Common Blue Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly +2
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 