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Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Chaffinch
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • 🐾Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Farm visits

Zoo or animal collection

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Athripsodes, Oulimnius, Non-biting midges +27 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Forget-Me-Not, Lesser Spearwort, Yellow Iris +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Llŷn Coastal PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Taith Ardudwy WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Aberglaslyn, Llyn Dinas and Cwm Bychan walk, EifionyddWalking route9.1 km

Take in Aberglaslyn gorge with the Glaslyn river raging alongside the path. Pass Bedd y Ci (the grave of Prince Llywelyn's faithful hound), Beddgelert village, the placid waters of Llyn Dinas & the old copper mine workings of Sygun and Cwm Bychan.

Named routeLength 9.1 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route
Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route
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Cycling

53 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
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 route4.3 km
Named routeRef 8Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 8Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Prosiect Gweilch y Pysgod Glaslyn Osprey Project

Prosiect Gweilch y Pysgod Glaslyn Osprey Project

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