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Cairn

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.22633, -3.92422

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Pawwort, Water Earwort, Feathery Bog-moss +168 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Pawwort, Water Earwort, Feathery Bog-moss +168 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Forcipated Pincerwort, Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Threadwort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Named route
Conwy Mountain alternativeWalking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
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Cycling

19 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 route25 m
Named routeRef 5Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route390 m
Named routeRef 5Length 390 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route531 m
Named routeRef 5Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The cairn of Barclodiad-y-Gawres ('The Giantess' apronful')

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The cairn of Barclodiad-y-Gawres ('The Giantess' apronful')

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Eden HallUrban park4.7 km→🌱Garden for the BlindUrban park4.7 km→🌱Park Plas MawrUrban park4.5 km→🦉NANT-Y-COEDNature reserve2.9 km→⛪Eglwys y Santes FairReligious grounds4.4 km→🪦Erw Feiriol CemeteryCemetery4.5 km→

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