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Getting here
53.15767, -3.88948
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Pied Flycatcher
- ✦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 — Swift, Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Swift, Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Keeled Skimmer, Peacock +22 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pawwort, Slender Fringe-moss, Sessile Grimmia +174 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
Hafna Miners' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Gwydir MawrMountain bike route25 km▾
Named routeLength 25 km
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,962 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStonechat · Ring Ouzel · Cuckoo · Wheatear · Peregrine +22
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slender Fringe-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Strict Haircap · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Common Pawwort +87
- Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
- Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
- Red Bog-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,962 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStonechat · Ring Ouzel · Cuckoo · Wheatear · Peregrine +22
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slender Fringe-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Strict Haircap · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Common Pawwort +87
- Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
- Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
- Red Bog-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum capillifolium
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumCow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiWestern FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatumWestern FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatumElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2024Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileBrook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatileFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustrePolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumTaylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiTaylor's FlapwortMylia tayloriiCompact Bog-mossSphagnum compactumCompact Bog-mossSphagnum compactumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaWhite FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusumWhite FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusumCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusInflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataInflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciSphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifoliumGreasewortAneura pinguisGreasewortAneura pinguisFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2024Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2024Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024