Plan your visit
Getting here
53.02415, -3.08167
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Canada Goose, Chiffchaff +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Canada Goose, Chiffchaff +79 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Odontocerum albicorne +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Odontocerum albicorne +9 more · last seen 2025
Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Picnic day out
Moderate match
Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route
Erddig Riverside WalkWalking route2.4 km
A short circular around the 1,200 acre estate. See natural & archaeological features, Erddig’s 18th-century Cup & Saucer water feature designed by William Emes, & follow the River Clywedog along the bottom of Wat’s Dyke & Court Wood into Felin Puleston.
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Long Walk RouteWalking route
Black GrouseWalking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Green RouteMountain bike route
Blue RouteMountain bike route
Red RouteMountain bike route
Black RouteMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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