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53.26684, -3.31412

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue, Small White, Peacock +19 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Blue, Small White, Peacock +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort, Blueish Veilwort +9 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort, Blueish Veilwort +9 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route308 m

Named routeRef 5Length 308 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,192 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,192 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +43

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Certhia familiaris britannicaCerthia familiaris britannica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2024

Common Darter

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,192 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Yellowhammer · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +43

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Certhia familiaris britannicaCerthia familiaris britannica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2024

Common Darter

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St David's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪Franciscan FriaryReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Tan-y-Derwen FarmHistoric site4.1 km→✦Wern FarmHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Y Ddol UchafUrban park4.2 km→

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