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Getting here
53.01896, -4.37527
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Oystercatcher ✦ 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
🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Oystercatcher ✦ 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 — Blackbird, Oystercatcher, Sand Martin +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Oystercatcher, Sand Martin +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Long-leaved Pouncewort, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Greater Water-moss +109 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Phaeographis smithii, Mycobilimbia sphaeroides · last seen 2016
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llŷn Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Morfa and Nant Bach Circular Walk, Llyn Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Explore a corner of Llŷn dominated by the remains of a once great industry and rich in coastal wildlife. Cliff edges and old quarries are not fenced off, so please beware of sheer drops & keep well away from the edge. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Photos Bachwen Burial Chamber (close view)
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Wildlife to spot
952 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 952 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sand Martin · Oystercatcher · Blackbird · Sandwich Tern · Collared Dove +39
Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Gannet Morus bassanus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2021 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Swift Apus apus2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2020 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2020 Great Tit Parus major2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Hedgehog
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 Speckled Bush-cricket · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis nemorum +23
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2022 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024 Common Cockchafer 🌿 Plants 41 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Greater Water-moss · Olive Beard-moss · St Winifrid's Moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +36
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica Olive Beard-moss Didymodon tophaceus St Winifrid's Moss Chiloscyphus polyanthos Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 952 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sand Martin · Oystercatcher · Blackbird · Sandwich Tern · Collared Dove +39
Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula2021 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Gannet Morus bassanus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2021 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2021 Swift Apus apus2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2020 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2020 Great Tit Parus major2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Bottle-nosed Dolphin · Hedgehog
Bottle-nosed Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 Speckled Bush-cricket · Scaeva pyrastri · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis nemorum +23
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2022 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020 Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024 Common Cockchafer 🌿 Plants 41 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Greater Water-moss · Olive Beard-moss · St Winifrid's Moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +36
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica Olive Beard-moss Didymodon tophaceus St Winifrid's Moss Chiloscyphus polyanthos Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melolontha melolontha2023
Melolontha melolontha2023
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2022
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2022
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2022
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2022
Dexiosoma caninum Dexiosoma caninum2022
Dexiosoma caninum Dexiosoma caninum2022
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2022
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2022
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2022
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2022
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2022
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2022
Tipula oleracea Tipula oleracea2022
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2022
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2022
Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens2022
Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens2022
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2022
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2022
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2022
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2022
Panzeria anthophila Panzeria anthophila2022
Panzeria anthophila Panzeria anthophila2022
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2022
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2022
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2022
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2022
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2021
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2021
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2021
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2021
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Weissia controversa var. densifolia Weissia controversa var. densifolia
Weissia controversa var. densifolia Weissia controversa var. densifolia
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Notched Rustwort Marsupella emarginata
Notched Rustwort Marsupella emarginata
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii
Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii
Green-tufted Stubble-moss Weissia controversa
Green-tufted Stubble-moss Weissia controversa
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Tall-clustered Thread-moss Bryum pallescens
Tall-clustered Thread-moss Bryum pallescens
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum
Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2021
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2021
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2019
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2019
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2019
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2019
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2019
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2019
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-moss Heterocladium heteropterum2019
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-moss Heterocladium heteropterum2019
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina2019
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina2019
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2019
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2019
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2019
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2019
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2019
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