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Castell Cidwm

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chough, Wren, Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chough, Wren, Meadow Pipit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Heath Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Heath Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Tanytarsus part 3, Sergentia, Stempellinella +91 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Tanytarsus part 3, Sergentia, Stempellinella +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Slender Fringe-moss, Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata, Donn's Grimmia +101 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Slender Fringe-moss, Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata, Donn's Grimmia +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Llanberis PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Rhyd Ddu PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Snowdon Ranger PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Lôn GwyrfaiWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lôn GwyrfaiCycling route

Named routeRef 61Regional cycle route

Lôn GwyrfaiCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle 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

N/ACycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 61Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route104 m

Named routeRef 61Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky

Wildlife to spot

5,868 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,868 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

summerautumn

2025

Wren · Robin · Skylark · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit +19

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024

🐝

Insects44 species

springsummer

2025

Cricotopus (Cricotopus) other · Sergentia · Tanytarsus part 3 · Corynoneura arctica group · Microtendipes +39

Cricotopus (Cricotopus) otherCricotopus (Cricotopus) other
SergentiaSergentia
Tanytarsus part 3Tanytarsus part 3
Corynoneura arctica groupCorynoneura arctica group
MicrotendipesMicrotendipes
PsectrocladiusPsectrocladius
EukiefferiellaEukiefferiella
StenochironomusStenochironomus
PsilotanypusPsilotanypus
DemicryptochironomusDemicryptochironomus
MacropelopiaMacropelopia
StictochironomusStictochironomus
Ablabesmyia monilisAblabesmyia monilis
ParatanytarsusParatanytarsus
Stempellina bauseiStempellina bausei
ChironomusChironomus
StempellinellaStempellinella
PseudorthocladiusPseudorthocladius
PolypedilumPolypedilum
ConchapelopiaConchapelopia
ParakiefferiellaParakiefferiella
Tanytarsus part 2Tanytarsus part 2
DicrotendipesDicrotendipes
CladotanytarsusCladotanytarsus
Pagastiella orophilaPagastiella orophila
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
MicropsectraMicropsectra
Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe4Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe4
LimnophyesLimnophyes
BryophaenocladiusBryophaenocladius
Heterotanytarsus apicalisHeterotanytarsus apicalis
HeterotrissocladiusHeterotrissocladius
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
Nemoura avicularisNemoura avicularis
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium
MicronectaMicronecta
HydroptilidaeHydroptilidae
Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa
OulimniusOulimnius
TipulaTipula
Angler's CurseCaenis luctuosa
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024

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Plants53 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Slender Fringe-moss · Prickly Featherwort · Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss · White Earwort · Common Pawwort +48

Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024
Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2024
Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris2024
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2024
Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2024
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2024
Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2024
Marsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquatica
White FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusum
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Jenner's Dog-toothCynodontium jenneri
Rock FingerwortLepidozia cupressina
Egg FlapwortSolenostoma obovatum
Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata
Alpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinum2024
Hatcher's PawwortBarbilophozia hatcheri2024
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Chionoloma cylindrothecaChionoloma cylindrotheca2024
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2024
Braided FrostwortGymnomitrion concinnatum2024
Juniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiae2024
Sea ScalewortFrullania teneriffae2024
Greater Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crenulata2024
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2024
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024
Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2024
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum2024
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2024
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,868 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

summerautumn

2025

Wren · Robin · Skylark · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit +19

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024

🐝

Insects44 species

springsummer

2025

Cricotopus (Cricotopus) other · Sergentia · Tanytarsus part 3 · Corynoneura arctica group · Microtendipes +39

Cricotopus (Cricotopus) otherCricotopus (Cricotopus) other
SergentiaSergentia
Tanytarsus part 3Tanytarsus part 3
Corynoneura arctica groupCorynoneura arctica group
MicrotendipesMicrotendipes
PsectrocladiusPsectrocladius
EukiefferiellaEukiefferiella
StenochironomusStenochironomus
PsilotanypusPsilotanypus
DemicryptochironomusDemicryptochironomus
MacropelopiaMacropelopia
StictochironomusStictochironomus
Ablabesmyia monilisAblabesmyia monilis
ParatanytarsusParatanytarsus
Stempellina bauseiStempellina bausei
ChironomusChironomus
StempellinellaStempellinella
PseudorthocladiusPseudorthocladius
PolypedilumPolypedilum
ConchapelopiaConchapelopia
ParakiefferiellaParakiefferiella
Tanytarsus part 2Tanytarsus part 2
DicrotendipesDicrotendipes
CladotanytarsusCladotanytarsus
Pagastiella orophilaPagastiella orophila
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
MicropsectraMicropsectra
Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe4Procladius (Holotanypus) Pe4
LimnophyesLimnophyes
BryophaenocladiusBryophaenocladius
Heterotanytarsus apicalisHeterotanytarsus apicalis
HeterotrissocladiusHeterotrissocladius
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae
Nemoura avicularisNemoura avicularis
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium
MicronectaMicronecta
HydroptilidaeHydroptilidae
Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa
OulimniusOulimnius
TipulaTipula
Angler's CurseCaenis luctuosa
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024

🌿

Plants53 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Slender Fringe-moss · Prickly Featherwort · Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss · White Earwort · Common Pawwort +48

Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024
Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2024
Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris2024
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2024
Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2024
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2024
Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2024
Marsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquatica
White FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusum
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Jenner's Dog-toothCynodontium jenneri
Rock FingerwortLepidozia cupressina
Egg FlapwortSolenostoma obovatum
Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata
Alpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinum2024
Hatcher's PawwortBarbilophozia hatcheri2024
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Chionoloma cylindrothecaChionoloma cylindrotheca2024
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2024
Braided FrostwortGymnomitrion concinnatum2024
Juniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiae2024
Sea ScalewortFrullania teneriffae2024
Greater Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crenulata2024
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2024
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024
Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2024
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum2024
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2024
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The impressive buttresses of Castell Cidwm

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