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Places › Wales › North Wales › Gwynedd Getting here
52.89478, -4.04245
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +117 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +117 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Donn's Grimmia, Slender Fringe-moss +161 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Donn's Grimmia, Slender Fringe-moss +161 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Taith Ardudwy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (North) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Llwybr Llyn Traws (Trawsfynydd Lake Cycle Route) Cycling route 13.6 km ▾
A fantastic cycling experience around stunning Llyn Trawsfynydd
Named route Length 13.6 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 82 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (Central) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 8 Length 66 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,504 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,504 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Swallow · Meadow Pipit +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Dunnock Prunella modularis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Grey Squirrel
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Large Red Damselfly · Garden Chafer · Azure Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Phyllobius Donn's Grimmia · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Black Rock-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Papillose Bog-moss +44
Donn's Grimmia Grimmia donniana2023 Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023 Black Rock-moss Andreaea rupestris2023 Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023 Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,504 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Swallow · Meadow Pipit +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Dunnock Prunella modularis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Grey Squirrel
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Large Red Damselfly · Garden Chafer · Azure Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Phyllobius Donn's Grimmia · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Black Rock-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Papillose Bog-moss +44
Donn's Grimmia Grimmia donniana2023 Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023 Black Rock-moss Andreaea rupestris2023 Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023 Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phyllobius
Phyllobius
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron ponticum
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2023
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2023
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2023
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2023
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2023
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2023
Racomitrium heterostichum Racomitrium heterostichum2023
Racomitrium heterostichum Racomitrium heterostichum2023
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2023
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2023
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus2023
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus2023
Slender Fringe-moss Racomitrium sudeticum2023
Slender Fringe-moss Racomitrium sudeticum2023
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2023
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2023
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2023
Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2023
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2023
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2023
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2023
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2023
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum2023
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum2023
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2023
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2023
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2023
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2023
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata2023
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2023
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2023
Stiff Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pilifer2023
Stiff Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pilifer2023
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2023
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2023
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2023
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2023
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2023
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2023
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2023
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2023
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2023
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2023
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2023
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2023
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2023
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2023
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens2023
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens2023
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2023
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2023
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2023
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2023
Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum2023
Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum2023
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum2023
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum2023
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata2023
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata2023
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2023
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2023
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare2023
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare2023
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2023
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2023
Common Pawwort Orthocaulis floerkei2023
Common Pawwort Orthocaulis floerkei2023
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua2023
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua2023
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum2023
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum2023
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2023
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2023
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides2023
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides2023
Blunt-bud Thread-moss Pohlia bulbifera2023
Blunt-bud Thread-moss Pohlia bulbifera2023
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2023
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2023 