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Tumulus

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.28240, -3.38631

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Funck's Thread-moss, Bramble, Creeping Thistle +75 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Funck's Thread-moss, Bramble, Creeping Thistle +75 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Large White, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Limnephilus centralis +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Limnephilus centralis +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Hazel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 84Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route497 m

Named routeRef 84Length 497 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route137 m

Named routeRef 84Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route165 m

Named routeRef 84Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,295 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,295 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummer

2025

House Sparrow · Swallow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +49

House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Sitona obsoletus · Cantharis nigricans · Limnephilus centralis · Field Grasshopper

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,295 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummer

2025

House Sparrow · Swallow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +49

House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Sitona obsoletus · Cantharis nigricans · Limnephilus centralis · Field Grasshopper

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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