St John the Baptist's Church
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Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.15789, -3.04089
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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 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Large White +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Large White +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Dilated Scalewort +18 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Dilated Scalewort +18 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Wales Link Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 568 Length 5.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,996 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,996 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodcock · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +48
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Great White Egret Ardea alba2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2021 Pintail Anas acuta2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2021 Coot Fulica atra2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Badger Meles meles2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Hare Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Spotted Regal-sawfly +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2022 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2022 Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2021 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Forked Veilwort · Giant Hogweed · Dilated Scalewort
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,996 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodcock · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +48
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Curruca communis communis Curruca communis communis2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Great White Egret Ardea alba2021 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2021 Pintail Anas acuta2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2021 Coot Fulica atra2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Badger Meles meles2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Hare Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Spotted Regal-sawfly +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2022 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2022 Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2021 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Forked Veilwort · Giant Hogweed · Dilated Scalewort
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Otter Lutra lutra2022
Otter Lutra lutra2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 2021
2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2021
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2021
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2021
Black-horned Cleg Haematopota crassicornis2021
Black-horned Cleg Haematopota crassicornis2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021 