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St Elian's Parish Church

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.27283, -3.70563

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 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 — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Cormorant +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Grisette, Beefsteak Fungus, Penny Bun +95 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Grisette, Beefsteak Fungus, Penny Bun +95 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Water Screw-moss, Spurge-laurel, Cylindric Beard-moss +162 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Water Screw-moss, Spurge-laurel, Cylindric Beard-moss +162 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Small Nettle, Hazel +23 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

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

24 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

N/ACycling route66 m

Named routeLength 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

9,800 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,800 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2025

Chough · Peregrine · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher +43

ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
SwiftApus apus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Common GullLarus canus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis nemorum · 22-spot Ladybird · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024

🌿

Plants20 species

winter

2024

Water Screw-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +15

Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,800 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2025

Chough · Peregrine · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher +43

ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
SwiftApus apus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GannetMorus bassanus2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Common GullLarus canus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis nemorum · 22-spot Ladybird · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024

🌿

Plants20 species

winter

2024

Water Screw-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +15

Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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