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✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Ian Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.76757, -4.07408

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Little Shaggy-moss, Bank Haircap +201 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Lepidostoma hirtum, Hydropsyche siltalai +50 more · last seen 2025

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taith Ardudwy WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taith Egryn WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Dinas Oleu Walk, Barmouth, SnowdoniaWalking route1.9 km▾

Through the steep streets of the Old Town & to the top of Dinas Oleu. Views over the Mawddach Estuary & Cardigan Bay, towards the Llyn Peninsula. This circular is rich in history, taking in the 1st area of land donated to the National Trust in 1895.

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Egryn Pathpublic footpath · 1.9 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.9 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

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13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Mawddach TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Adfeilion ger Hendre-Eirian / Ruins near Hendre-Eirian

📷 Ian Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Adfeilion ger Hendre-Eirian / Ruins near Hendre-Eirian

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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Ropeway TerminusHistoric site1.8 km→✦CairnHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Egryn AbbeyUrban park900 m→✦Iron-Age SettlementHistoric site1.6 km→✦Hut CirclesHistoric site1.7 km→✦Cors-y-gedol Burial ChamberHistoric site1.9 km→