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Llyn Bodlyn

27 ha

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

52.79622, -4.00617

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cuckoo, Barn Owl, Wren +20 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cuckoo, Barn Owl, Wren +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Corynoneura arctica group, Heterotanytarsus apicalis, Psectrocladius +128 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Corynoneura arctica group, Heterotanytarsus apicalis, Psectrocladius +128 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Slender Fringe-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss, Little Shaggy-moss +218 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Slender Fringe-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss, Little Shaggy-moss +218 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sessile Oak, Wood-sorrel, Hazel +8 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Taith Ardudwy WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Taith Egryn WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
New Precipice 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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

First sight of Llyn Bodlyn on the road from Tal-y-bont

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

First sight of Llyn Bodlyn on the road from Tal-y-bont

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Cerrig y CleddHistoric site4.1 km→✦CairnHistoric site4.4 km→✦Cors-y-Gedol Ancient SettlementHistoric site4.6 km→✦Ropeway TerminusHistoric site4.6 km→✦Cors-y-gedol Burial ChamberHistoric site4.6 km→✦Hut CirclesHistoric site4.8 km→

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