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The Meadows

13 ha

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.32193, -3.41236

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 66m away — 18 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 66m away — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Red Valerian, Japanese Knotweed, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +3 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Red Valerian, Japanese Knotweed, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +3 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

North Wales PathWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Clwydian WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ride North WalesCycling route

Named routeRef Coastal RouteLocal cycle route

Route 84Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

low-level NCN Route 5 alternative (incomplete)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route164 m

Named routeRef 5Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route208 m

Named routeRef 5Length 208 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds51 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +46

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

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Insects2 species

summer

2025

Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Strawberry-blossom Weevil

Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2026

Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +46

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae · Strawberry-blossom Weevil

Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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