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St Marcellus's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 170m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Chiffchaff, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Chiffchaff, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +102 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +102 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Overleaf Pellia +33 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Overleaf Pellia +33 more · last seen 2023

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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
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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

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Parish Church of St Deiniol and St Marcella, Marchwiel

Parish Church of St Deiniol and St Marcella, Marchwiel

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