Forest Holidays Beddgelert 17 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Getting here
53.01957, -4.12154
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Wagtail and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Wagtail, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Grey Wagtail, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chimarra marginata, Non-biting midges, Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fairy Beads, Blueish Veilwort, Western Frostwort +61 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Watkin Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rhyd Ddu Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Craflwyn, Hafod y Llan and Llyn Dinas walk, Craflwyn Walking route 10.4 km ▾
This route starts & ends at Craflwyn, but allows you to explore the Nant Gwynant valley. Take in the wild & lonely heath & ffridd beneath Yr Aran, the lower slope of Wales' highest peak, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), waterfalls of Afon Cwm Llan & Llyn Dinas lake.
Named route Length 10.4 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Legendary Trail of Dinas Emrys, Craflwyn Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Enjoy a pleasant walk past waterfalls & through oak woodland to the legendary summit, where Merlin once trod & a dragon still sleeps. At the top you’ll find remains of a square tower & defensive ramparts belonging to the ancient princes of Gwynedd.
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 01:30-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Snowdonia Slate Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Gwyrfai Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Part of the Beddgelert Forest camping area
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Wildlife to spot
6,171 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,171 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · House Sparrow · Grey Wagtail · Blackbird · Jackdaw +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Chimarra marginata · 7-spot Ladybird · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Banded Demoiselle +25
Chimarra marginata Chimarra marginata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Birch Leaf Roller Compressed Flapwort · Hercynian Haircap · Western Frostwort · Blueish Veilwort · Common Haircap +12
Compressed Flapwort Nardia compressa Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum Western Frostwort Gymnomitrion crenulatum Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l. Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum Lindberg's Plait-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,171 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · House Sparrow · Grey Wagtail · Blackbird · Jackdaw +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goosander Mergus merganser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Chimarra marginata · 7-spot Ladybird · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Banded Demoiselle +25
Chimarra marginata Chimarra marginata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Birch Leaf Roller Compressed Flapwort · Hercynian Haircap · Western Frostwort · Blueish Veilwort · Common Haircap +12
Compressed Flapwort Nardia compressa Hercynian Haircap Oligotrichum hercynicum Western Frostwort Gymnomitrion crenulatum Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l. Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum Lindberg's Plait-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deporaus betulae
Deporaus betulae
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium
Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Contacyphon Contacyphon
Contacyphon Contacyphon
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus
Simulium variegatum Simulium variegatum
Simulium variegatum Simulium variegatum
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata
Ithytrichia Ithytrichia
Ithytrichia Ithytrichia
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Chloroperla tripunctata Chloroperla tripunctata
Chloroperla tripunctata Chloroperla tripunctata
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Neoascia Neoascia2024
Neoascia Neoascia2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024 Calliergonella lindbergii
Calliergonella lindbergii
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum
Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea
Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum
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