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Caer y Belan

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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.12273, -4.33219

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher
✦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

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher
✦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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Little Egret +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Little Egret +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ischnopterapion virens, Dolichopodidae, Dicranocephalus agilis +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ischnopterapion virens, Dolichopodidae, Dicranocephalus agilis +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Isle of Anglesey Coastal PathWalking route200 km

Named routeLength 200 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Llŷn Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lôn GwyrfaiCycling route

Named routeRef 61Regional cycle route

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

Lôn Las CefniCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lôn EifionCycling route

Named route

N/ACycling route123 m

Named routeLength 123 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2026

Curlew · Lapwing · Redshank · Magpie · Little Egret +65

CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
BuffleheadBucephala albeola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025

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Insects19 species

summerwinter

2025

Ischnopterapion virens · Dicranocephalus agilis · Nephus redtenbacheri · Charagmus griseus · Sibinia primita +14

Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens
Dicranocephalus agilisDicranocephalus agilis
Nephus redtenbacheriNephus redtenbacheri
Charagmus griseusCharagmus griseus
Sibinia primitaSibinia primita
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2026

Curlew · Lapwing · Redshank · Magpie · Little Egret +65

CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
BuffleheadBucephala albeola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025

🐝

Insects19 species

summerwinter

2025

Ischnopterapion virens · Dicranocephalus agilis · Nephus redtenbacheri · Charagmus griseus · Sibinia primita +14

Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens
Dicranocephalus agilisDicranocephalus agilis
Nephus redtenbacheriNephus redtenbacheri
Charagmus griseusCharagmus griseus
Sibinia primitaSibinia primita
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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