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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome53 ha
Getting here
53.29753, -3.82647
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cetti's Warbler and Wigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cetti's Warbler and Wigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Dunlin +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wigeon, Dunlin +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Scathophaga stercoraria +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Wales PathWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route
Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Conwy Mountain alternativeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Summit TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
62 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
Route 5Cycling route▾
NCN 5 Welsh section
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route836 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 836 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route270 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 270 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Deganwy seafront with the Castle remains behind
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Wildlife to spot
28,870 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,870 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Dunlin · Cetti's Warbler · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +37
- WigeonMareca penelope
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🐝Insects12 species
springwinter
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Eudasyphora cyanella +7
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Propsocus pulchripennisPropsocus pulchripennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,870 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Dunlin · Cetti's Warbler · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +37
- WigeonMareca penelope
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🐝Insects12 species
springwinter
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Eudasyphora cyanella +7
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Propsocus pulchripennisPropsocus pulchripennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Corylophus cassidoidesCorylophus cassidoides2025Corylophus cassidoidesCorylophus cassidoides2025Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria2025Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria2025Conosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletus2025Conosanus obsoletusConosanus obsoletus2025Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2025Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2025Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2025Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2025Mocydiopsis attenuataMocydiopsis attenuata2025Mocydiopsis attenuataMocydiopsis attenuata2025