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Bryn Castell ✦ Ancient woodland
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
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53.23022, -3.82115
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Best for 5 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +39 more · last seen 2026
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Supine Plait-moss, Lesser Pocket-moss +47 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
North Wales Path Walking route 96 km ▾ Named route Length 96 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bodnant's Winter Garden Trail Walking route 800 m ▾ Take a gentle circular walk among nature on Bodnant’s Winter Garden trail. This short walk takes you through 250 years of horticultural history at Bodnant Garden and is suitable for all the family to enjoy. Level with grass and gravel paths.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Conwy Mountain alternative Walking route ▾ Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾ Named route National walking route
Show on map Jubilee Path Walking route 2.5 km ▾ A circular walk opened in 1888 to commemorate the 1887 Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Named route Length 2.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map About this historic site Bryn Castell is an ancient historic site. 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.
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▾ Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌸 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 🌱 Visiting this spring
🌸 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 Good to know 🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis2025
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Spiky Bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum
Spiky Bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Matted Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum populeum
Matted Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum populeum
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor
Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Green-tufted Stubble-moss Weissia controversa
Green-tufted Stubble-moss Weissia controversa
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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