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Cyfannedd Fawr Lead And Copper Mine

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.69157, -4.03330

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Chestnut, Yellow-Line Quaker, Black Rustic +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Chestnut, Yellow-Line Quaker, Black Rustic +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Selfheal +101 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Selfheal +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Wood-sorrel, Hawkweed +8 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mynydd Moel-Tyrrau Mawr ridge walkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dinas Oleu Walk, Barmouth, SnowdoniaWalking route1.9 km

Through the steep streets of the Old Town & to the top of Dinas Oleu. Views over the Mawddach Estuary & Cardigan Bay, towards the Llyn Peninsula. This circular is rich in history, taking in the 1st area of land donated to the National Trust in 1895.

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route
Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mawddach TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Link to NCN 8Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route172 m
Named routeRef 8Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path ascending the hillside towards Cyfannedd-fawr

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path ascending the hillside towards Cyfannedd-fawr

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Centenary ViewpointHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Cynon ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪Eglwys Sant Ioan yr EfengylwrReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Arthog StonesHistoric site3 km→✦Cell-fechanHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Celynin's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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