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53.01775, -3.93975
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Wagtail 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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Wagtail 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Peacock, Non-biting midges +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Alpine Thread-moss, Weissia controversa var. densifolia +84 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penmachno TrailMountain bike route30 km▾
Named routeLength 30 km
Dolen MachnoMountain bike route19 km▾
Named routeLength 19 km
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No through road alongside A470
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Wildlife to spot
1,025 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,025 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Raven · Pied Wagtail · Wren · House Sparrow +19
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
Feral Goat
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Sericomyia silentis · Peacock · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +23
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Alpine Thread-moss · Weissia controversa var. densifolia · Dense Fringe-moss · Rock Pocket-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss +59
- Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2022
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2022
- Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
- Long-shanked Pincushion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,025 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Raven · Pied Wagtail · Wren · House Sparrow +19
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
Feral Goat
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Sericomyia silentis · Peacock · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +23
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Alpine Thread-moss · Weissia controversa var. densifolia · Dense Fringe-moss · Rock Pocket-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss +59
- Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2022
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2022
- Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
- Long-shanked Pincushion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Turquoise Furrow BeeLasioglossum cupromicans2023Turquoise Furrow BeeLasioglossum cupromicans2023Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2021White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2021SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2019SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019GraylingHipparchia semele2019GraylingHipparchia semele2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
RedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2022Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2022Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2022Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2022Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2022Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2022Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2022Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2022Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusCompressed FlapwortNardia compressaCompressed FlapwortNardia compressaFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxCommon KettlewortBlasia pusillaCommon KettlewortBlasia pusillaJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreRussow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowiiRussow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowiiLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumSilver-mossBryum argenteum2022Silver-mossBryum argenteum2022Waxy EarwortDouinia ovata2022Waxy EarwortDouinia ovata2022Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2022Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2022Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2022Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2022Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2022Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2022Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2022Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2022Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2022Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2022Blunt-bud Thread-mossPohlia bulbifera2022Blunt-bud Thread-mossPohlia bulbifera2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2022Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2022Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022Yellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatum2022Yellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatum2022GreasewortAneura pinguis2022GreasewortAneura pinguis2022Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum2022Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum2022Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2022Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2022Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2022Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2022Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2022Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2022Greater Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crenulata2022Greater Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crenulata2022Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2022Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2022Green Hoar-mossBraunia imberbis2022Green Hoar-mossBraunia imberbis2022Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2022Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2022Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2022Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2022Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2022Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2022Bog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitans2022Bog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitans2022Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2022Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2022Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2019Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2019