← Back✦ Historic site

Cytiau'r Gwyddelod

📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage

Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.27939, -4.58591

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Black-headed Gull
✦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

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Black-headed Gull
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Curlew +109 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Curlew +109 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner, Birch Disc-miner +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner, Birch Disc-miner +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Isle of Anglesey Coastal PathWalking route200 km

Named routeLength 200 kmRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (North)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part Irish SeaCycling route

Named routeInternational cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route419 m

Named routeRef 8Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

69,662 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

69,662 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds114 species

autumnwinter

2025

Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +109

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KnotCalidris canutus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PintailAnas acuta
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GadwallMareca strepera
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Rock DoveColumba livia
JayGarrulus glandarius
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RuffCalidris pugnax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ScaupAythya marila
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris
Anser anser anserAnser anser anser
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Tringa totanus totanusTringa totanus totanus
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Little StintCalidris minuta
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
GannetMorus bassanus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Grey Seal

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner · Birch Disc-miner · Thomson’s Birch Mining Sawfly

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
Birch Disc-minerHeterarthrus nemoratus
Thomson’s Birch Mining SawflyProfenusa thomsoni

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

69,662 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds114 species

autumnwinter

2025

Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +109

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KnotCalidris canutus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PintailAnas acuta
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GadwallMareca strepera
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Rock DoveColumba livia
JayGarrulus glandarius
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RuffCalidris pugnax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ScaupAythya marila
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris
Anser anser anserAnser anser anser
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Tringa totanus totanusTringa totanus totanus
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Little StintCalidris minuta
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
GannetMorus bassanus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Grey Seal

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner · Birch Disc-miner · Thomson’s Birch Mining Sawfly

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
Birch Disc-minerHeterarthrus nemoratus
Thomson’s Birch Mining SawflyProfenusa thomsoni

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Settlement Remains, Ynys Leurad

1 / 16

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Ffraid's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦BoduraddHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Cybi's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦World War II PillboxHistoric site2.5 km→⛪Capel EbeneserReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Caer Gybi Roman FortHistoric site4.7 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 32d55a75-7da2-47a1-8c87-9fcff9ea2331