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Places › Wales › North Wales › Flintshire Getting here
53.16799, -3.11509
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Pavement Mushroom, King Alfred's Cakes, Yellow Brain +10 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Pavement Mushroom, King Alfred's Cakes, Yellow Brain +10 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Peacock +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Peacock +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Selfheal, Himalayan Balsam, Garlic Mustard +20 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Selfheal, Himalayan Balsam, Garlic Mustard +20 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Llwybr Clawdd Wat Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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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
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Wildlife to spot
58,467 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 58,467 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Hobby Falco subbuteo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Blue · Small Copper · Rosy Apple Aphid · Slender Rufous Tortrix +7
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023 Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea Slender Rufous Tortrix Lathronympha strigana2023 Black Arches Lymantria monacha Pavement Mushroom · King Alfred's Cakes · Yellow Brain · Agaricus subperonatus · Birch Knight +4
Pavement Mushroom Agaricus bitorquis King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Agaricus subperonatus Agaricus subperonatus Birch Knight Tricholoma fulvum Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Blackfoot Polypore Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 58,467 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Hobby Falco subbuteo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Blue · Small Copper · Rosy Apple Aphid · Slender Rufous Tortrix +7
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023 Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea Slender Rufous Tortrix Lathronympha strigana2023 Black Arches Lymantria monacha Pavement Mushroom · King Alfred's Cakes · Yellow Brain · Agaricus subperonatus · Birch Knight +4
Pavement Mushroom Agaricus bitorquis King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica Agaricus subperonatus Agaricus subperonatus Birch Knight Tricholoma fulvum Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Blackfoot Polypore Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Cryptic Ash Bud Moth Prays ruficeps2023
Cryptic Ash Bud Moth Prays ruficeps2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana2023
Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana2023
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2023
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023 Polyporus leptocephalus
Polyporus leptocephalus
Rooting Bolete Caloboletus radicans
Rooting Bolete Caloboletus radicans
Blusher Amanita rubescens var. rubescens
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