Carreg Saethau
Getting here
53.18974, -4.04344
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Hydraena gracilis, Rhithrogena semicolorata +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Hydraena gracilis, Rhithrogena semicolorata +71 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Brook-moss, St Winifrid's Moss, Alpine Water-moss +181 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Brook-moss, St Winifrid's Moss, Alpine Water-moss +181 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2023; Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2023
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Surgeons WalkWalking route
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route
North Wales PathWalking route96 km
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route
🚴Cycling
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Main RouteCycling route173 m
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Carreg Dafad - the stone ewe - a glacial erratic on Moel Faban
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