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53.23225, -3.28753

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blackbird
🐕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

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blackbird
🐕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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Dark-edged Bee-fly +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Dark-edged Bee-fly +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

Hiraethog TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route517 m

Named routeRef 5Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route

Named routeRef Arthur2Times

Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route

Named routeRef Killer Loop

Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route

Named routeRef Loop de Loop

Wildlife to spot

9,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon +58

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GadwallMareca strepera
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Field Grasshopper

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon +58

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GadwallMareca strepera
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwiftApus apus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Field Grasshopper

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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