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Ffynnon Llugwy

26 ha

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

53.14571, -3.95637

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Slender Fringe-moss, Green Mountain Fringe-moss, Alpine Thread-moss +221 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Slender Fringe-moss, Green Mountain Fringe-moss, Alpine Thread-moss +221 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Campsicnemus loripes, Scathophaga furcata, Clinocera stagnalis +46 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Campsicnemus loripes, Scathophaga furcata, Clinocera stagnalis +46 more · last seen 2021

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Wheatear, Ring Ouzel +7 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Wheatear, Ring Ouzel +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Llyn Ogwen Circular Walk, CarneddauWalking route4.6 km

Experience great views of Tryfan and the Glyderau mountains from this lakeshore trail without committing to a strenuous hike up to the summits of Eryri (Snowdonia).

Named routeLength 4.6 kmDuration 01:00-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Cwm Idwal Walk, CarneddauWalking route4.8 km

A moderately strenuous walk with dramatic mountainous scenery at the oldest NNR in Wales. Explore beautiful ice-sculpted Cwm Idwal – a bowl-shaped hollow filled with the clear waters of Llyn Idwal, famous for its rock formations & rare/fragile plant life.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 82Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Ffynnon Llugwy

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Garreg-wenHistoric site4.7 km→✦Hut CircleHistoric site5 km→💧Llyn MelynllynReservoir3.1 km→💧Llyn MelynllynReservoir3.1 km→💧Llyn DulynReservoir3.9 km→💧Ffynnon LlugwyReservoir0 m→

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