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Rhos Goch Round Barrow

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Dylan Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.97569, -4.62581

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2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

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9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
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Named routeRef 47Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 47Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 47Length 653 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route754 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 754 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route931 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 931 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

Rhos Goch Round Barrow is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

18 photos from nearby open sources

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View of the Vale of Cemaes

📷 Dylan Moore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of the Vale of Cemaes

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Capel SeionReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪Capel AntiochReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St Brynach's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Foel Drygarn CampHistoric site4 km→✦Maen ColmanHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→