Britannia Copper Mine Crusher Building
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
53.07000, -4.04826
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Herring Gull, Meadow Pipit, Raven +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Meadow Pipit, Raven +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Non-biting midges, Oxyethira, Hydropsyche siltalai +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Frizzled Crisp-moss, Chalk Comb-moss, Western Frostwort +149 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Llanberis PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Watkin PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Rhyd Ddu PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Snowdon Ranger PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pyg Trackpublic footpath · 716 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 716 mSurface rockPath type: path
Pyg Trackpublic footpath · 3 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: path
Miners' Trackpublic footpath · 955 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 955 mPath type: path
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The Britannia Copper Mine crusher building
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Wildlife to spot
2,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,992 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Carrion Crow · Grey Wagtail +6
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Carabus problematicus
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Frizzled Crisp-moss · Western Frostwort · Sharp-leaved Blindia · Copper Grimmia · Slender Fringe-moss +77
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
- Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum
- Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta
- Copper GrimmiaGrimmia atrata
- Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
- Summer-mossAnoectangium aestivum
- Alpine Silverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,992 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Carrion Crow · Grey Wagtail +6
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Carabus problematicus
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Frizzled Crisp-moss · Western Frostwort · Sharp-leaved Blindia · Copper Grimmia · Slender Fringe-moss +77
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
- Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum
- Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta
- Copper GrimmiaGrimmia atrata
- Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
- Summer-mossAnoectangium aestivum
- Alpine Silverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthelia julacea
Anthelia julacea
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumBraided FrostwortGymnomitrion concinnatumBraided FrostwortGymnomitrion concinnatumLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaUpright Brown GrimmiaSchistidium strictumUpright Brown GrimmiaSchistidium strictumCompressed FlapwortNardia compressaCompressed FlapwortNardia compressaWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciVerdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosumVerdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosumMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumDonn's GrimmiaGrimmia donnianaDonn's GrimmiaGrimmia donnianaNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusNarrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrataNarrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrataCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumPohlia wahlenbergii var. glacialisPohlia wahlenbergii var. glacialisPohlia wahlenbergii var. glacialisPohlia wahlenbergii var. glacialisBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumAlpine Rock-mossAndreaea hookeriAlpine Rock-mossAndreaea hookeriAlpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinumAlpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaSlender Silver-mossAnomobryum julaceumSlender Silver-mossAnomobryum julaceumString GrimmiaGrimmia funalisString GrimmiaGrimmia funalisPurple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoidesPurple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoidesWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusJuniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiaeJuniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiaeFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumSoft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellumSoft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellumCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisGreasewortAneura pinguisGreasewortAneura pinguisSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaBlack GrimmiaGrimmia incurvaBlack GrimmiaGrimmia incurvaLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineNeat Silk-mossIsopterygiopsis pulchellaNeat Silk-mossIsopterygiopsis pulchellaNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataNut-mossDiphyscium foliosumNut-mossDiphyscium foliosumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusLapland Yoke-mossAmphidium lapponicumLapland Yoke-mossAmphidium lapponicumMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaLudwig's Thread-mossPohlia ludwigiiLudwig's Thread-mossPohlia ludwigiiStraw ProngwortHerbertus stramineusStraw ProngwortHerbertus stramineusCompact Bog-mossSphagnum compactumCompact Bog-mossSphagnum compactumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumOval-fruited Fringe-mossRacomitrium ellipticumOval-fruited Fringe-mossRacomitrium ellipticumJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum