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Llyn Cwellyn

217 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome217 ha

Getting here

53.07223, -4.15093

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Swallow
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chough, Swallow, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chough, Swallow, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Scarlet Waxcap, Heath Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Tanytarsus part 3, Sergentia, Stempellinella +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Slender Fringe-moss, Donn's Grimmia, Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Llanberis PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Watkin PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Rhyd Ddu PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Snowdon Ranger PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lôn GwyrfaiCycling route
Named routeRef 61Regional cycle route
Lôn GwyrfaiCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 61Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route948 m
Named routeRef 61Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route275 m
Named routeRef 61Length 275 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Snowdon Ranger Pathbridleway · 907 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 907 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Snowdon Ranger Pathbridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mPath type: track
Snowdon Ranger Pathbridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mPath type: bridleway
Snowdon Ranger Pathbridleway · 112 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 112 mPath type: track
Snowdon Ranger Pathbridleway · 21 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 21 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Llyn Cwellyn from Craig Cwmbychan

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Llyn Cwellyn from Craig Cwmbychan

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💧Llyn CwellynReservoir0 m→🦉DUDLEY QUARRYNature reserve4.9 km→⛪St Garmon's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Benallt Copper MineHistoric site2.9 km→💧Llyn Ffynnon-y-gwasReservoir3.1 km→💧Llyn Ffynnon-y-gwasReservoir3.1 km→