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53.06389, -3.79981
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▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Painted Lady, Peacock +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fingered Cowlwort, Grove Earwort, Wood-rust +147 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ysbyty Ifan and Cwm Eidda walk, Ysbyty Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Go up into the hills on an old drovers' road, taking in views of Dyffryn Conwy and the Carneddau mountains. *
Steep hills, stiles, gates, rough tracks, uneven ground and boggy.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ty'n y Coed Uchaf and Cwm Eidda walk, Ysbyty Walking route 8 km ▾
A walk through the history of upland Wales, taking in rivers, open farmland and the remains of ancient woodland. You'll see fine views towards Snowdon and Moel Siabod along the way, as well as a huge range of plants and wildlife. Steep, uneven & boggy.
Named route Length 8 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Snowdonia Slate Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant and Cwm Wybrnant walk, Ysbyty Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Walk through the natural & social history of this Welsh upland valley. At its centre is Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant, the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh. Pass traditional farmland, along forest roads and an old drovers' road.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant and Cwm Wybrnant walk (Extended), Ysbyty Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Walk through the natural & social history of this Welsh upland valley. At its centre is Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant, the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh. Pass traditional farmland, along forest roads and an old drovers' road.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gwydir Mawr Mountain bike route 25 km ▾
Named route Length 25 km
Show on map Penmachno Trail Mountain bike route 30 km ▾
Named route Length 30 km
Show on map Dolen Eryri Mountain bike route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km
Show on map Dolen Machno Mountain bike route 19 km ▾
Named route Length 19 km
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Wildlife to spot
2,536 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,536 records · National Biodiversity Network Song Thrush · Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Willow Warbler +37
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Phaonia signata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Xylota
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Xylota Xylota2025 Five-ranked Bog-moss · Crenulated Flapwort · Fallacious Beard-moss · Blueish Veilwort · Alpine Thread-moss +51
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,536 records · National Biodiversity Network Song Thrush · Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Willow Warbler +37
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Phaonia signata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Xylota
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Xylota Xylota2025 Five-ranked Bog-moss · Crenulated Flapwort · Fallacious Beard-moss · Blueish Veilwort · Alpine Thread-moss +51
Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pohlia wahlenbergii
Pohlia wahlenbergii
Marsh Forklet-moss Dichodontium palustre
Marsh Forklet-moss Dichodontium palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea
Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Common Kettlewort Blasia pusilla
Common Kettlewort Blasia pusilla
Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia
Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum
Pointed Beard-moss Didymodon icmadophilus
Pointed Beard-moss Didymodon icmadophilus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Dicranella varia Dicranella varia
Dicranella varia Dicranella varia
Marsupella aquatica Marsupella aquatica
Marsupella aquatica Marsupella aquatica
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum
Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Palmate Germanderwort Riccardia palmata
Palmate Germanderwort Riccardia palmata
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Beaked Bow-moss Dicranodontium denudatum
Beaked Bow-moss Dicranodontium denudatum
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Greasewort Aneura pinguis
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Golden-head Moss Breutelia chrysocoma
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Moon-leaved Pincerwort Cephalozia lunulifolia
Moon-leaved Pincerwort Cephalozia lunulifolia 