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Bwrdd Arthur Hillfort

12 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.31114, -4.12335

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Dunlin, Eider +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Dunlin, Eider +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eupeodes corollae, Notiophilus biguttatus +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eupeodes corollae, Notiophilus biguttatus +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Black Medick, Sea Mayweed, Sea Radish · last seen 2025; Plants — Black Medick, Sea Mayweed, Sea Radish · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Isle of Anglesey Coastal PathWalking route200 km

Named routeLength 200 kmRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

TelorCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3 km

Named routeRef 5Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 5Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,814 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,814 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Dunlin · Eider · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +47

WigeonMareca penelope
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Notiophilus biguttatus

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,814 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Dunlin · Eider · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +47

WigeonMareca penelope
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
EiderSomateria mollissima
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Notiophilus biguttatus

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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