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52.83619, -4.09532

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Meadow Pipit +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Meadow Pipit +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +162 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +162 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sharp Rush, Navelwort, Black Spleenwort +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sharp Rush, Navelwort, Black Spleenwort +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Small Nettle, Rock Samphire +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Taith Ardudwy WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 8Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10.1 km

Named routeRef 8Length 10.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route649 m

Named routeRef 8Length 649 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route46 m

Named routeRef 8Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,663 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,663 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Robin · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit +53

RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedshankTringa totanus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KnotCalidris canutus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2024

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects28 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Garden Chafer · Tipula paludosa · Common Flower Bug +23

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024
Cixius cuniculariusCixius cunicularius2024
Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Chimarra marginataChimarra marginata2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2024

🌿

Plants16 species

autumn

2025

Sharp Rush · Navelwort · Black Spleenwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Tormentil +11

Sharp RushJuncus acutus
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Small NettleUrtica urens
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,663 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Robin · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit +53

RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedshankTringa totanus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Common GullLarus canus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KnotCalidris canutus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2024

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects28 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Garden Chafer · Tipula paludosa · Common Flower Bug +23

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024
Cixius cuniculariusCixius cunicularius2024
Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Chimarra marginataChimarra marginata2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2024

🌿

Plants16 species

autumn

2025

Sharp Rush · Navelwort · Black Spleenwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Tormentil +11

Sharp RushJuncus acutus
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Small NettleUrtica urens
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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