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Byrhedyn Fach

✦ Ancient woodland

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw +78 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, Magpie, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Flame Shoulder, Flounced Rustic +58 more · last seen 2021

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Elder, Flat-leaved Bog-moss · last seen 2022

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
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Cycling

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

Multiple sheep tracks on the old byway

Multiple sheep tracks on the old byway

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✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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