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Garreg Ateb

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage

Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.27327, -3.19781

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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
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Sea-purslane, Ribwort Plantain +29 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Sea-purslane, Ribwort Plantain +29 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route

Named route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route253 m

Named routeRef 5Length 253 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route517 m

Named routeRef 5Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,911 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,911 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
RedshankTringa totanus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common GullLarus canus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
DipperCinclus cinclus

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2025

Small White · Common Carder Bee · Speckled Wood · Marmalade Hoverfly · Large White +5

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,911 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
RedshankTringa totanus
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common GullLarus canus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
DipperCinclus cinclus

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2025

Small White · Common Carder Bee · Speckled Wood · Marmalade Hoverfly · Large White +5

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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