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Dogs welcome

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53.27401, -3.36367

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cleavers, Hogweed, Bramble +31 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Cleavers, Hogweed, Bramble +31 more · last seen 2017

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Limnephilus centralis, Sitona obsoletus +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Limnephilus centralis, Sitona obsoletus +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route71 m

Named routeRef 5Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

spring

2025

Yellowhammer · Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +38

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Sitona obsoletus · Cantharis nigricans

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

spring

2025

Yellowhammer · Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +38

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Sitona obsoletus · Cantharis nigricans

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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