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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Meadow Pipit
✦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

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Meadow Pipit
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Starry Hoar-moss, Donn's Grimmia, Woolly Fringe-moss +158 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Starry Hoar-moss, Donn's Grimmia, Woolly Fringe-moss +158 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Wall +28 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Wall +28 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Taith Ardudwy WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Taith Egryn WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV2International 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 route2.3 km

Named routeRef 8Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route46 m

Named routeRef 8Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 8Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summer

2025

Stonechat · Buzzard · Mistle Thrush · Chaffinch · Wheatear +32

StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BuzzardButeo buteo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Ctenicera cuprea

Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea

🌿

Plants94 species

autumn

2023

Starry Hoar-moss · Donn's Grimmia · Broom Fork-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Slender Fringe-moss +89

Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata
Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2021
Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea
Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2021
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2021
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2021
Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2021
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2021
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2021
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2021
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum2021
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2021
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2021
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2021
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Taylor's FlapwortMylia taylorii2021
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2021
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2021
Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2021
Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2021
Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum2021
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2021
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2021
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2021
Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2021
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2021
Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata2021
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2021
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2021
Drummond's Thread-mossPohlia drummondii2021
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2021
Sand GrimmiaGrimmia arenaria2021
Long-leaved Thread-mossBryum pseudotriquetrum var. pseudotriquetrum2021
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2021
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2021
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2021
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2021
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2021
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021
Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2021
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2021
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2021
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2021
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021
Marsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquatica2021
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2021
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2021
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2021
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021
Ulota crispaUlota crispa2021
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2021
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2021
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2021
Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2021
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2021
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2021
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2021
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2021
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2021
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2021
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2021
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2021
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2021
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2021
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2021
Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summer

2025

Stonechat · Buzzard · Mistle Thrush · Chaffinch · Wheatear +32

StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BuzzardButeo buteo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Ctenicera cuprea

Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea

🌿

Plants94 species

autumn

2023

Starry Hoar-moss · Donn's Grimmia · Broom Fork-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Slender Fringe-moss +89

Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata
Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2021
Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea
Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2021
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2021
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2021
Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2021
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2021
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2021
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2021
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum2021
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2021
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2021
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2021
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021
Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Taylor's FlapwortMylia taylorii2021
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2021
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2021
Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2021
Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2021
Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum2021
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2021
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2021
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2021
Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2021
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2021
Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata2021
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2021
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2021
Drummond's Thread-mossPohlia drummondii2021
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2021
Sand GrimmiaGrimmia arenaria2021
Long-leaved Thread-mossBryum pseudotriquetrum var. pseudotriquetrum2021
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2021
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2021
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2021
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2021
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2021
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021
Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2021
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2021
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2021
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2021
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021
Marsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquatica2021
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2021
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2021
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2021
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021
Ulota crispaUlota crispa2021
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2021
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2021
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2021
Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2021
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2021
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2021
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2021
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2021
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2021
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2021
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2021
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2021
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2021
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2021
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2021
Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii2021