Coety Mawr Iron-Age Settlement
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Places › Wales › North Wales › Gwynedd Getting here
52.90426, -4.03679
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Swallow, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Swallow, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Gatekeeper +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Gatekeeper +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Tamarisk Scalewort +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Tamarisk Scalewort +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Taith Ardudwy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (North) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Llwybr Llyn Traws (Trawsfynydd Lake Cycle Route) Cycling route 13.6 km ▾
A fantastic cycling experience around stunning Llyn Trawsfynydd
Named route Length 13.6 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 82 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lôn Las Cymru (Central) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 708 m ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 708 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,063 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,063 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Canada Goose · Swallow · Grey Heron · Blackbird +41
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Great Tit Parus major2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Garden Chafer +18
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Field Grasshopper Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Black Rock-moss · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Racomitrium heterostichum +31
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023 Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023 Black Rock-moss Andreaea rupestris2023 Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2023 Racomitrium heterostichum Racomitrium heterostichum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,063 records · National Biodiversity Network Cuckoo · Canada Goose · Swallow · Grey Heron · Blackbird +41
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Great Tit Parus major2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Garden Chafer +18
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Field Grasshopper Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Black Rock-moss · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Racomitrium heterostichum +31
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023 Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023 Black Rock-moss Andreaea rupestris2023 Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2023 Racomitrium heterostichum Racomitrium heterostichum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus2023
Chorthippus brunneus2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Phyllobius Phyllobius
Phyllobius Phyllobius
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum
Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2024
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius argentatus2023
Silver-Green Leaf Weevil Phyllobius argentatus2023
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2023
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2023 Lesser Yoke-moss
Lesser Yoke-moss
Zygodon conoideus2023
Zygodon conoideus2023
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum2023
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum2023
Donn's Grimmia Grimmia donniana2023
Donn's Grimmia Grimmia donniana2023
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2023
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2023
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2023
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2023
Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2023
Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2023
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2023
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2023
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2023
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2023
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata2023
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2023
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2023
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2023
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2023
Stiff Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pilifer2023
Stiff Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pilifer2023
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2023
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2023
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2023
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2023
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2023
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2023
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2023
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2023
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2023
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2023
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2023
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2023
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2023
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2023
Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum2023
Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum2023
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2023
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2023
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum2023
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum2023
Slender Fringe-moss Racomitrium sudeticum2023
Slender Fringe-moss Racomitrium sudeticum2023
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua2023
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua2023
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides2023
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023 