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✦ Historic site

Waun Mawn

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.97124, -4.79143

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2 activities

Heritage

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Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.6 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 12.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.4 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

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About this historic site

Waun Mawn is an ancient historic site covering 1 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Waun Mawn Standing Stones

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Waun Mawn Standing Stones

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 476m

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rosebush ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦Waun Mawn WHistoric site300 m→✦Carn Ingli Barrow CemeteryHistoric site4.3 km→✦Carn LlwydHistoric site4.4 km→✦Banc Du Standing StoneHistoric site2.2 km→✦Beddrod Siambr Pentre IfanHistoric site3.4 km→