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Places › Wales › North Wales › Wrexham Getting here
53.00686, -3.04647
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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 123m away — 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 123m away — 2 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 — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Lily Beetle, Green-veined White +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Lily Beetle, Green-veined White +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Maelor Way Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Regional walking route
Show on map Llangollen Round Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 84 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 84 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 84 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 72 m ▾
Named route Ref 85 Length 72 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 85 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 53 m ▾
Named route Ref 85 Length 53 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Tufted Duck +34
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +30
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Tufted Duck +34
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +30
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides
Corticarina minuta Corticarina minuta
Corticarina minuta Corticarina minuta
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Cis punctulatus Cis punctulatus
Cis punctulatus Cis punctulatus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus
Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum
Pterostichus diligens Pterostichus diligens
Pterostichus diligens Pterostichus diligens
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer
Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri
Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Ptiliolum fuscum Ptiliolum fuscum
Ptiliolum fuscum Ptiliolum fuscum
Tychius picirostris Tychius picirostris
Tychius picirostris Tychius picirostris
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2024
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2024
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2024
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2024
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2024
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Spear Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Spear Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2023
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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