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Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › North Wales › Conwy Getting here
53.33916, -3.87206
Open directionsv 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Chough, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Chough, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Curly Crisp-moss, Round-fruited Grimmia, Neat Crisp-moss +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Curly Crisp-moss, Round-fruited Grimmia, Neat Crisp-moss +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Eupelix cuspidata, Cathormiocerus spinosus +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Eupelix cuspidata, Cathormiocerus spinosus +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Wales Path Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
NCN 5 Welsh section
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 35 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 943 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 943 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 39 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 448 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 448 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
48,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,705 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Chough · Shore Lark · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Stonechat +43
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2025 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Goat · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin
Feral Goat Capra hircus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Slow-worm
Curly Crisp-moss · Round-fruited Grimmia · Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Frizzled Crisp-moss +4
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Round-fruited Grimmia Grimmia orbicularis Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025 Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2025 Weissia controversa var. crispata Weissia controversa var. crispata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,705 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Chough · Shore Lark · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Stonechat +43
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2025 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Goat · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin
Feral Goat Capra hircus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Slow-worm
Curly Crisp-moss · Round-fruited Grimmia · Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Frizzled Crisp-moss +4
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum Round-fruited Grimmia Grimmia orbicularis Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025 Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2025 Weissia controversa var. crispata Weissia controversa var. crispata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025
Trichostomum brachydontium Trichostomum brachydontium2025
Trichostomum brachydontium Trichostomum brachydontium2025
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2025 