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53.05297, -3.90839
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Green-veined White +133 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mougeot's Yoke-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort, Japanese Knotweed +96 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Snowdonia Slate Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant and Cwm Wybrnant walk, Ysbyty Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Walk through the natural & social history of this Welsh upland valley. At its centre is Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant, the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh. Pass traditional farmland, along forest roads and an old drovers' road.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant and Cwm Wybrnant walk (Extended), Ysbyty Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Walk through the natural & social history of this Welsh upland valley. At its centre is Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant, the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh. Pass traditional farmland, along forest roads and an old drovers' road.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penmachno Trail Mountain bike route 30 km ▾
Named route Length 30 km
Show on map Dolen Eryri Mountain bike route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km
Show on map Dolen Machno Mountain bike route 19 km ▾
Named route Length 19 km
Show on map Photos Castell Dolwyddelan o'r gorllewin / Dolwyddelan Castle from the west
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Wildlife to spot
6,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,166 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Magpie · House Sparrow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Green-veined White · Eristalis pertinax · Sericomyia silentis +23
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Fairy Beads
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023 Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,166 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Magpie · House Sparrow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 28 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Green-veined White · Eristalis pertinax · Sericomyia silentis +23
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Fairy Beads
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023 Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ringlet
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2024
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023
Simulium Simulium2023
Simulium Simulium2023
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2023
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2023
Leuctra Leuctra2023
Leuctra Leuctra2023
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2023
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2023
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata2023
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata2023
Ecdyonurus venosus Ecdyonurus venosus2023
Ecdyonurus venosus Ecdyonurus venosus2023
Oxyethira Oxyethira2023
Oxyethira Oxyethira2023
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2023
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri2023
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri2023
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2023
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2023
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023 