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Places › Wales › North Wales › Wrexham Getting here
53.05955, -2.99106
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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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Chinese Bramble · last seen 2024; Plants — Chinese Bramble · last seen 2024
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Erddig Riverside Walk Walking route 2.4 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 route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:30-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Erddig Big Wood Trail Walking route 1.6 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 route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Coed Forest Walk, Erddig Walking route 5.7 km ▾
Named route Length 5.7 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wales Link Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 84 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,607 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,607 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +45
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Gorse Shieldbug · Juniper Shieldbug +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 10-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,607 records · National Biodiversity Network Grey Heron · Mallard · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +45
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Gorse Shieldbug · Juniper Shieldbug +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 10-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Amara plebeja Amara plebeja2025
Amara plebeja Amara plebeja2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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