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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.13661, -3.84882
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Willow Warbler
- ✦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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Willow Warbler
- ✦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 — Robin, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Green Grasshopper, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Weissia controversa var. densifolia, Creeping Fingerwort, Two-horned Pincerwort +123 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hafna Miners' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pandora Mine Tramwaypublic footpath · 588 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 588 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Gwydir MawrMountain bike route25 km▾
Named routeLength 25 km
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,607 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,607 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Cuckoo · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Wood Warbler +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +12
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Catops tristisCatops tristis
Weissia controversa var. densifolia · Fairy Beads · Crenulated Flapwort · Redshank · Fingered Cowlwort +29
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
- Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,607 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Cuckoo · Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Wood Warbler +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Hawker · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +12
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Catops tristisCatops tristis
Weissia controversa var. densifolia · Fairy Beads · Crenulated Flapwort · Redshank · Fingered Cowlwort +29
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
- Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cylindric Beard-moss
Cylindric Beard-moss
Didymodon insulanus
Didymodon insulanus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLeucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumRed Bog-mossSphagnum capillifoliumRed Bog-mossSphagnum capillifoliumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaGrove EarwortScapania nemorea