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Places › Wales › North Wales › Wrexham Getting here
53.04533, -2.96682
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 357m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 357m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 84 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos St Mark's Church, Scarisbrick
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7,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,814 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Moorhen +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Batman Hoverfly · Cheilosia illustrata +3
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,814 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Moorhen +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Batman Hoverfly · Cheilosia illustrata +3
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus 