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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.21377, -3.99703
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Trichocera saltator, Leistus fulvibarbis, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Long Fringe-moss, Prickly Featherwort, Lesser Featherwort +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Surgeons WalkWalking route▾
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
North Wales PathWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route531 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route153 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route815 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 815 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Long-tailed Tit · Red Grouse (scotica) · Magpie · Nuthatch +7
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Trichocera saltator · Leistus fulvibarbis · Black Clock · Oedemera femoralis · Ischnopterapion virens +5
- Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2025
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens2025
- Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens
Long Fringe-moss · Prickly Featherwort · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Redshank · Leucobryum glaucum +93
- Long Fringe-mossRacomitrium elongatum
- Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum2025
- Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Long-tailed Tit · Red Grouse (scotica) · Magpie · Nuthatch +7
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Trichocera saltator · Leistus fulvibarbis · Black Clock · Oedemera femoralis · Ischnopterapion virens +5
- Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2025
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens2025
- Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens
Long Fringe-moss · Prickly Featherwort · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Redshank · Leucobryum glaucum +93
- Long Fringe-mossRacomitrium elongatum
- Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum2025
- Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025AnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidae2025AnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidae2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Greater Fork-moss
Greater Fork-moss
Dicranum majus
Dicranum majus
Taylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiTaylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiBrunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntoniiBrunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntoniiCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2025Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2025Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2025Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2025Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiDeceptive FeatherwortPseudomarsupidium decipiensDeceptive FeatherwortPseudomarsupidium decipiensGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaRevolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutumRevolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2025Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2025Black GrimmiaGrimmia incurva2025Black GrimmiaGrimmia incurva2025Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2025Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2025Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2025Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2025Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2025Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2025Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus2025Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus2025Leucobryum juniperoideumLeucobryum juniperoideumLeucobryum juniperoideumLeucobryum juniperoideumTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataSoft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellumSoft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellumCommon PawwortOrthocaulis floerkeiCommon PawwortOrthocaulis floerkeiDonn's GrimmiaGrimmia donnianaDonn's GrimmiaGrimmia donnianaCliff ScalewortPorella cordaeanaCliff ScalewortPorella cordaeanaWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxBrittle Swan-neck MossCampylopus fragilisBrittle Swan-neck MossCampylopus fragilisRussow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowiiRussow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowiiStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareIsothecium interludensIsothecium interludensIsothecium interludensIsothecium interludensCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2025Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2025Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2025Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Slender Silver-mossAnomobryum julaceum2025Slender Silver-mossAnomobryum julaceum2025Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2025Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2025Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2025Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2025Bent-leaved Beard-mossLeptodontium flexifolium2025Bent-leaved Beard-mossLeptodontium flexifolium2025Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2025Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2025Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025Moon-leaved PincerwortCephalozia lunulifolia2025Moon-leaved PincerwortCephalozia lunulifolia2025Bearded PawwortBarbilophozia barbata2025Bearded PawwortBarbilophozia barbata2025Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2025Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2025Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2025Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2025Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2025Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2025Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2025Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2025Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2025Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2025Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2025Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2025Sphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifolium2025Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2025Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpumBryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2025Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpumBryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2025Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2025Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2025Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2025Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2025Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2025Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2025Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2025Lesser NotchwortIsopaches bicrenatus2025Lesser NotchwortIsopaches bicrenatus2025Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2025Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2025Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens2025Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens2025Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2025Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2025