Llyn Llech Owain Country Park
153 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome153 ha
Getting here
51.81562, -4.07511
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐕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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐕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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Forest Cuckoo Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, Wood Anemone +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Swiss Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Tywi Valley PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route494 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 494 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route255 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 255 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route826 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 826 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
A black pool in Llyn Llech Owain Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
4,245 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,245 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow +42
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Newt
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Back-Swimmer
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Back-SwimmerNotonecta2025
Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Primrose +4
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,245 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow +42
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Newt
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Back-Swimmer
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Back-SwimmerNotonecta2025
Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Primrose +4
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025