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Getting here
52.96415, -4.22519
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Willow Warbler, Blackbird, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Willow Warbler, Blackbird, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnius volckmari, Simulium, Sericostoma personatum +238 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Water Screw-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss +49 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Llŷn Coastal PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 40Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 40Regional cycle route
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
Link to NCN Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Lôn EifionCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,422 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,422 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wren · Pied Wagtail · Willow Warbler · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +41
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox · Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Helophilus pendulus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Water Screw-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum · Bird's-foot Wing-moss · Supine Plait-moss +40
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Bird's-foot Wing-mossNogopterium gracile
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,422 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wren · Pied Wagtail · Willow Warbler · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +41
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox · Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Helophilus pendulus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Water Screw-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum · Bird's-foot Wing-moss · Supine Plait-moss +40
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Bird's-foot Wing-mossNogopterium gracile
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dotted Thyme-moss
Dotted Thyme-moss
Rhizomnium punctatum
Rhizomnium punctatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumWeissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifoliaRiver GrimmiaSchistidium rivulareRiver GrimmiaSchistidium rivulareCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2022Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2022RedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumPinnate ScalewortPorella pinnataPinnate ScalewortPorella pinnataLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaYellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatum2022Yellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatum2022Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2022Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2022Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2022