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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.22680, -3.89564
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Redstart
- ✦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
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Redstart
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Small White +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Starry Hoar-moss, Western Pouncewort +206 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
North Wales PathWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route▾
Conwy Mountain alternativeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route515 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 515 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route612 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 612 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route390 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 390 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,338 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Cuckoo · Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit · Wren +18
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mole
Chrysogaster solstitialis · Platycheirus albimanus · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Orchid Beetle +1
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Helianthemapion aciculareHelianthemapion aciculare
Lesser Featherwort · Western Pouncewort · Cliff Scalewort · Creeping Fingerwort · Heterocladium flaccidum +69
- Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2024
- Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2024
- Cliff ScalewortPorella cordaeana2024
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
- Heterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,338 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Cuckoo · Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit · Wren +18
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mole
Chrysogaster solstitialis · Platycheirus albimanus · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Orchid Beetle +1
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- Helianthemapion aciculareHelianthemapion aciculare
Lesser Featherwort · Western Pouncewort · Cliff Scalewort · Creeping Fingerwort · Heterocladium flaccidum +69
- Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2024
- Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2024
- Cliff ScalewortPorella cordaeana2024
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
- Heterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rusty Feather-moss
Rusty Feather-moss
Sciuro-hypnum plumosum2024
Sciuro-hypnum plumosum2024
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2024Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2024Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2024Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum2024Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2024Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2024Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2024Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2024Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2024Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2024Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2024St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthosSt Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthosAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans2024Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans2024Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella2024Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella2024Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2024Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2024Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2024Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2024Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2024Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2024Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2024Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2024Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2024Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2024Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum2024Dented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum2024Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2024Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2024Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2024Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2024Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2024Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2024Cordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifoliaCordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifoliaMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumPalustriella falcataPalustriella falcataPalustriella falcataPalustriella falcataLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2024Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2024Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2024Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2024Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2024Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2024Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2024Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2024Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2024Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2024Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2024Lesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affine2024Lesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affine2024Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2024Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2024Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2024Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2024Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2024Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2024Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2024Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2024Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2024Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2024Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2024Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Narrow-fruited Crisp-mossChionoloma tenuirostre2024Narrow-fruited Crisp-mossChionoloma tenuirostre2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii2024Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii2024Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2024Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2024Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2024Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2024Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2024Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2024Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2024Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2024Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2024Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2024Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2024Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2024Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2024