Byrhedyn Fach
✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.64154, -4.08582
Open directionsv
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 Carrion Crow and Magpie
- 🌳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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
- 🌳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
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Flame Shoulder, Flounced Rustic +58 more · last seen 2021
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Elder, Flat-leaved Bog-moss · last seen 2022
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mynydd Moel-Tyrrau Mawr ridge walkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route674 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 674 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Multiple sheep tracks on the old byway
Photos
Multiple sheep tracks on the old byway
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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2016
2016
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