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Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.16569, -3.14736
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Elmis aenea, Dicranota +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Elmis aenea, Dicranota +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Village Tour
Show on map Ride the Clwyds Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Nercwys Easy Route
Show on map Photos Capel Bethel, Yr Wyddgrug
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9,291 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,291 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Mesembrina meridiana · Green Shieldbug +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,291 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Mesembrina meridiana · Green Shieldbug +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea
Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea 