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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome63 ha
Getting here
53.13100, -3.84999
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Willow Warbler
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 356m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Willow Warbler
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 356m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Willow Warbler, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Willow Warbler, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Weissia controversa var. densifolia, Clay Earth-moss, Crenulated Flapwort +127 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hafna Miners' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pandora Mine Tramwaypublic footpath · 588 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 588 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Gwydir MawrMountain bike route25 km▾
Named routeLength 25 km
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,174 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,174 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWood Warbler · Redstart · Willow Warbler · Great Tit · Robin +38
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Phoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurusPhoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Black Darter · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Eristalis tenax +25
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Crenulated Flapwort · Fingered Cowlwort · Fairy Beads · Five-ranked Bog-moss · Weissia controversa var. densifolia +37
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
- Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia
- Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,174 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWood Warbler · Redstart · Willow Warbler · Great Tit · Robin +38
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Phoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurusPhoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Black Darter · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Eristalis tenax +25
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Crenulated Flapwort · Fingered Cowlwort · Fairy Beads · Five-ranked Bog-moss · Weissia controversa var. densifolia +37
- Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum
- Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia
- Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Redshank
Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusPolytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigonialeStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLeucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidumDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisRufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascensRufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascensGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumRed Bog-mossSphagnum capillifoliumRed Bog-mossSphagnum capillifoliumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides