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Burned Mound

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.90292, -4.02163

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Mallard
✦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

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Mallard
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +168 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Black Rock-moss, Donn's Grimmia, Hard-fern +56 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Taith Ardudwy WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (North)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Llwybr Llyn Traws (Trawsfynydd Lake Cycle Route)Cycling route13.6 km

A fantastic cycling experience around stunning Llyn Trawsfynydd

Named routeLength 13.6 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route

Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network

Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route708 m

Named routeRef 82Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,097 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,097 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

spring

2025

Herring Gull · Canada Goose · Cuckoo · Goldeneye · Cormorant +58

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
WigeonMareca penelope
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
ScaupAythya marila2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
PochardAythya ferina
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Great TitParus major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
TealAnas crecca2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023

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Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros

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Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Adder · Grass Snake · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus2024
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024

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Insects16 species

spring

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Garden Chafer +11

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
Red-legged Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,097 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

spring

2025

Herring Gull · Canada Goose · Cuckoo · Goldeneye · Cormorant +58

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
WigeonMareca penelope
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
ScaupAythya marila2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
PochardAythya ferina
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Great TitParus major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
TealAnas crecca2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Adder · Grass Snake · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus2024
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Garden Chafer +11

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
Red-legged Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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