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Hut Circle and Field System

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52.78494, -4.09330

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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

Parking

Best for

5 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 — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pendulous Wing-moss, Great Scented Liverwort, Little Shaggy-moss +68 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pendulous Wing-moss, Great Scented Liverwort, Little Shaggy-moss +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Taith Ardudwy WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Taith Egryn WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling 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 route1.7 km

Named routeRef 8Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 8Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Robin +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Western Honey Bee

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants55 species

autumn

2025

Flagellate Feather-moss · Wry-leaved Tamarisk-moss · Pinnate Scalewort · Water Earwort · Dilated Scalewort +50

Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum
Pinnate ScalewortPorella pinnata
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Dwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumila
Spreading-leaved GrimmiaGrimmia ramondii
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Bird's-foot Wing-mossNogopterium gracile
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Hutchins' HollywortJubula hutchinsiae
Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos
Narrow-fruited Crisp-mossChionoloma tenuirostre
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Wulfsberg's Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium wulfsbergii
Holt's Mouse-tail MossIsothecium holtii
Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
Straggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosa
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummer

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Robin +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
GannetMorus bassanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common GuillemotUria aalge
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Western Honey Bee

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants55 species

autumn

2025

Flagellate Feather-moss · Wry-leaved Tamarisk-moss · Pinnate Scalewort · Water Earwort · Dilated Scalewort +50

Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum
Pinnate ScalewortPorella pinnata
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Dwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumila
Spreading-leaved GrimmiaGrimmia ramondii
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Bird's-foot Wing-mossNogopterium gracile
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Hutchins' HollywortJubula hutchinsiae
Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
River GrimmiaSchistidium rivulare
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos
Narrow-fruited Crisp-mossChionoloma tenuirostre
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Wulfsberg's Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium wulfsbergii
Holt's Mouse-tail MossIsothecium holtii
Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
Straggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosa
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa
Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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