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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.04899, -4.27387
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Siskin and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Siskin, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Siskin, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blueish Veilwort, Alpine Water-moss, Minute Pouncewort +84 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — a weevil, Trioza centranthi · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Llŷn Coastal PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
17 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
Link to NCN Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Lôn EifionCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route57 m▾
Named routeLength 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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View up the Llyfni Valley towards Caer Engan Hill Fort
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Wildlife to spot
3,902 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,902 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Siskin +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
a weevil · Trioza centranthi
- a weevilCurculionidae
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024
Alpine Water-moss · Brook-side Feather-moss · River Feather-moss · Bog Groove-moss · Juicy Silk-moss +35
- Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
- Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
- Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,902 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Siskin +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
a weevil · Trioza centranthi
- a weevilCurculionidae
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024
Alpine Water-moss · Brook-side Feather-moss · River Feather-moss · Bog Groove-moss · Juicy Silk-moss +35
- Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
- Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
- Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss
Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusFlexuous Bog-mossSphagnum flexuosumFlexuous Bog-mossSphagnum flexuosumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaCrisped Fork-mossDicranum bonjeaniiCrisped Fork-mossDicranum bonjeaniiFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumTwisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortumTwisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortumLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataIntermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossoniiIntermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossoniiFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumGreasewortAneura pinguisGreasewortAneura pinguisHeart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifoliumHeart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifoliumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesBird's-foot Wing-mossNogopterium gracileBird's-foot Wing-mossNogopterium gracileRhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum