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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha
Getting here
53.12557, -4.11775
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +30 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Western Earwort, Racomitrium heterostichum, Prickly Featherwort +61 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Gorse Weevil · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Llanberis PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las PerisCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route68 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 68 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
A dilapidated twitcher's hide in Coed Chwaral
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
36,661 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,661 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock · Mallard · Blue Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Gorse Weevil
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Western Earwort · Racomitrium heterostichum · Prickly Featherwort · Tamarisk Scalewort · Juniper Prongwort +59
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
- Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
- Juniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiae
- Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
- Leucobryum glaucum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,661 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock · Mallard · Blue Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Gorse Weevil
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Western Earwort · Racomitrium heterostichum · Prickly Featherwort · Tamarisk Scalewort · Juniper Prongwort +59
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
- Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
- Juniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiae
- Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
- Leucobryum glaucum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leucobryum glaucum
Leucobryum glaucum
Taylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiTaylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataGreater WhipwortBazzania trilobataGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNut-mossDiphyscium foliosumNut-mossDiphyscium foliosumClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaStraggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosaLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareSlender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticumSlender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaCommon PawwortOrthocaulis floerkeiCommon PawwortOrthocaulis floerkeiLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaSoft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellumSoft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellumLesser NotchwortIsopaches bicrenatusLesser NotchwortIsopaches bicrenatusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumEvents & activities nearby
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