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Eisteddfod Standing Stones

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.32795, -3.47920

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
✦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

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
✦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

Parking· FreeToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Melinopterus prodromus · last seen 2026; Insects — Melinopterus prodromus · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

North Wales PathWalking route96 km

Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Clwydian WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ride North WalesCycling route

Named routeRef Coastal RouteLocal cycle route

Route 84Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route137 m

Named routeLength 137 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route8 m

Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route42 m

Named routeLength 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

51,143 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,143 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove +38

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Melinopterus prodromus

Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,143 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Rock Dove +38

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Melinopterus prodromus

Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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