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52.91477, -4.01218
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Wigeon, Dunlin, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Dunlin, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sinuous Chanterelle, Iron Porecrust, Fused Tooth +9 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Sinuous Chanterelle, Iron Porecrust, Fused Tooth +9 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large Red Damselfly, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large Red Damselfly, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pointed Pouncewort, Tamarisk Scalewort, Little Shaggy-moss +114 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pointed Pouncewort, Tamarisk Scalewort, Little Shaggy-moss +114 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Taith Ardudwy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Snowdonia Slate Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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
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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 708 m ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 708 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,101 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,101 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Wigeon · Pied Flycatcher · Wood Warbler · Willow Warbler +42
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wigeon Mareca penelope Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Pochard Aythya ferina Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Twite Linaria flavirostris2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2023 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Azure Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly +11
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2022 Maidenhair Pocket-moss · Tamarisk Scalewort · Chalk Comb-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Elder +23
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2021 Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2021 Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2021 Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2021 Elder Sambucus nigra Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,101 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Wigeon · Pied Flycatcher · Wood Warbler · Willow Warbler +42
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wigeon Mareca penelope Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunlin Calidris alpina2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Pochard Aythya ferina Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Twite Linaria flavirostris2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2021 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2023 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Azure Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly +11
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2022 Maidenhair Pocket-moss · Tamarisk Scalewort · Chalk Comb-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Elder +23
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2021 Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2021 Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2021 Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2021 Elder Sambucus nigra Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2024
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2022
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2022
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2021
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2021
Yellow Starry Feather-moss Campylium stellatum2021
Yellow Starry Feather-moss Campylium stellatum2021
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2021
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2021
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2021
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2021
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata2021
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata2021
Pale-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia annotina2021
Pale-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia annotina2021
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2021
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2021
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2021
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2021
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2021
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2021
Slender Silver-moss Anomobryum julaceum2021
Slender Silver-moss Anomobryum julaceum2021
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens2021
Pearl Pouncewort Lejeunea patens2021
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2021
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2021
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina2021
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina2021
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii2021
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii2021
Revolute Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium revolutum2021
Revolute Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium revolutum2021
Greater Streak-moss Rhabdoweisia crenulata2021
Greater Streak-moss Rhabdoweisia crenulata2021
Common Apple-moss Bartramia pomiformis2021
Common Apple-moss Bartramia pomiformis2021
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-moss Heterocladium heteropterum2021
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-moss Heterocladium heteropterum2021
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2021
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2021
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2021
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2021
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2021
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2021
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2021
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2021 