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Getting here
53.24783, -3.63961
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhithrogena semicolorata, Non-biting midges, Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +66 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Nicholson's Beard-moss +106 more · last seen 2022
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Wales PathWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route149 m▾
Named routeLength 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route9 m▾
Named routeLength 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route25 m▾
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
N/ACycling route65 m▾
Named routeLength 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Bembidion lampros · Water Cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros
- Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cylindric Beard-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Redshank · Clustered Feather-moss · Water Screw-moss +39
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2020
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Bembidion lampros · Water Cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros
- Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cylindric Beard-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Redshank · Clustered Feather-moss · Water Screw-moss +39
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2020
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bird's-claw Beard-moss
Bird's-claw Beard-moss
Barbula unguiculata
Barbula unguiculata
Silver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaSlender Pocket-mossFissidens exilisSlender Pocket-mossFissidens exilisLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesConocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataVariable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontiumVariable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontiumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaWry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterumWry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumBristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2020Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2020Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2020Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2020Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2020Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2020Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2020Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2020Heterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidum2020Heterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidum2020Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2020Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2020