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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.23397, -4.01450
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Mallard +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Mallard +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Leistus fulvibarbis, Ischnopterapion virens, Harlequin Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Isle of Anglesey Coastal PathWalking route200 km▾
Named routeLength 200 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
North Wales PathWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route390 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 390 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route531 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route153 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
View of the Motte from nearby footpath, Abergwyngregyn
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Wildlife to spot
20,800 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,800 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackcap · Goldcrest · Starling · Redshank +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Ischnopterapion virens · Agonum muelleri · Leistus fulvibarbis · Harlequin Ladybird · Trichocera annulata +1
- Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens
- Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
- Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus2025
Long Fringe-moss · Redshank · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Bristly Haircap · Leucobryum glaucum +80
- Long Fringe-mossRacomitrium elongatum
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025
- Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum2025
- Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,800 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackcap · Goldcrest · Starling · Redshank +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Ischnopterapion virens · Agonum muelleri · Leistus fulvibarbis · Harlequin Ladybird · Trichocera annulata +1
- Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens
- Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
- Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025
- Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus2025
Long Fringe-moss · Redshank · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Bristly Haircap · Leucobryum glaucum +80
- Long Fringe-mossRacomitrium elongatum
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025
- Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum2025
- Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss
Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa2025Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa2025Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesGreater Fork-mossDicranum majus2025Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2025Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2025Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2025Black GrimmiaGrimmia incurva2025Black GrimmiaGrimmia incurva2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2025Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2025Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciRevolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutumRevolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumSlender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellumLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2025Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2025Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2025Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2025Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2025Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Slender Silver-mossAnomobryum julaceum2025Slender Silver-mossAnomobryum julaceum2025Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2025Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2025Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2025Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2025Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2025Bent-leaved Beard-mossLeptodontium flexifolium2025Bent-leaved Beard-mossLeptodontium flexifolium2025Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2025Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2025Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2025Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2025Moon-leaved PincerwortCephalozia lunulifolia2025Moon-leaved PincerwortCephalozia lunulifolia2025Bearded PawwortBarbilophozia barbata2025Bearded PawwortBarbilophozia barbata2025Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2025Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2025Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2025Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2025Greater WhipwortBazzania trilobata2025Greater WhipwortBazzania trilobata2025Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2025Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2025Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2025Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2025Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2025Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2025Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2025Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2025Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2025Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2025Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2025Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2025Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpumBryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2025Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpumBryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2025Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2025Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2025