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Getting here
53.13933, -4.27693
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Caffi'r Plas — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Caffi'r Plas — a good base for a longer summer day out
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🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Oystercatcher +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Oystercatcher +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Baetis rhodani/atlanticus, Elmis aenea, Hydropsyche siltalai +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Thread-moss +40 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
45 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 EifionCycling route▾
N/ACycling route92 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route350 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 350 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,187 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,187 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Blackbird · Swallow +43
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Great White EgretArdea alba2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Syrphus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops quadrifasciatus · Cheilosia pagana · Dock Bug +41
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
- Hawthorn Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,187 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Oystercatcher · Blackbird · Swallow +43
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Great White EgretArdea alba2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Syrphus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops quadrifasciatus · Cheilosia pagana · Dock Bug +41
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata
- Hawthorn Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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