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Ffrith-y-bont

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📷 Jonathan Wilkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.19546, -3.90359

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Stonechat
  • ✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Stonechat, Pied Flycatcher +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Stonechat, Pied Flycatcher +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Cercopis vulnerata, Wall +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Cercopis vulnerata, Wall +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Pawwort, Bog Groove-moss, Greater Water-moss +128 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Pawwort, Bog Groove-moss, Greater Water-moss +128 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Hampe's Threadwort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Wales PathWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Huw Tom's WalkWalking route9.6 km

Follow the route Huw Tom walked each day from his place of work at Penmaenmawr's Graiglywd quarry to his home in Rowen

Named routeLength 9.6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ffrith-y-bont ruins

📷 Jonathan Wilkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ffrith-y-bont ruins

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Cae Coch Standing StoneHistoric site3.5 km→✦Maen y Bardd (Dolmen)Historic site3.8 km→✦BrwynogHistoric site4.3 km→✦Garreg-wenHistoric site4.3 km→✦Caer Bach Hut CircleHistoric site4.9 km→

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