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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.00608, -3.90465
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦19+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Chough
- 🐕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
- 🐦19+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Merlin and Chough
- 🐕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 — Merlin, Chough, Peregrine +16 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Merlin, Chough, Peregrine +16 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Oak Eggar, Forest Cuckoo Bee +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Greater Streak-moss, Frizzled Crisp-moss +80 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penmachno TrailMountain bike route30 km▾
Named routeLength 30 km
Dolen EryriMountain bike route11 km▾
Named routeLength 11 km
Dolen MachnoMountain bike route19 km▾
Named routeLength 19 km
Photos
Llyn Newydd and Moelwynnau
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
486 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
486 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chough · Barn Owl · Meadow Pipit · Ring Ouzel · Kestrel +5
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- DunlinCalidris alpina2024
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Pine Marten
Eristalis tenax · Small Garden Bumblebee · Newsteadia floccosa · Turquoise Furrow Bee · Syrphus ribesii +20
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
- Newsteadia floccosaNewsteadia floccosa2024
- Turquoise Furrow BeeLasioglossum cupromicans2023
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
- White-tailed Bumblebee
🌿Plants80 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Greater Streak-moss · Frizzled Crisp-moss · Mougeot's Yoke-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Common Pawwort +75
- Greater Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crenulata
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
- Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
- Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
- Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
- Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
486 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chough · Barn Owl · Meadow Pipit · Ring Ouzel · Kestrel +5
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- DunlinCalidris alpina2024
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Pine Marten
Eristalis tenax · Small Garden Bumblebee · Newsteadia floccosa · Turquoise Furrow Bee · Syrphus ribesii +20
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
- Newsteadia floccosaNewsteadia floccosa2024
- Turquoise Furrow BeeLasioglossum cupromicans2023
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
- White-tailed Bumblebee
🌿Plants80 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Greater Streak-moss · Frizzled Crisp-moss · Mougeot's Yoke-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Common Pawwort +75
- Greater Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crenulata
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
- Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
- Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
- Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
- Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2021
Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2021
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2021Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2021Beautiful Yellow UnderwingAnarta myrtilli2019Beautiful Yellow UnderwingAnarta myrtilli2019SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2019SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2019GraylingHipparchia semele2019GraylingHipparchia semele2019Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2019Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2019Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2019Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2019Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2019Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2019Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataInflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataEgg FlapwortSolenostoma obovatumEgg FlapwortSolenostoma obovatumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreFloating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitansFloating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitansBog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitansBog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitansLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareDonn's GrimmiaGrimmia donnianaDonn's GrimmiaGrimmia donnianaChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumPale Thread-mossBryum pallensPale Thread-mossBryum pallensNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Waxy EarwortDouinia ovata2019Waxy EarwortDouinia ovata2019Long Fringe-mossRacomitrium elongatum2019Long Fringe-mossRacomitrium elongatum2019Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2019Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2019Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2019Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2019Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2019Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii2019Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataTree-mossClimacium dendroidesTree-mossClimacium dendroidesHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHeath EarwortScapania irriguaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaBlunt-bud Thread-mossPohlia bulbiferaBlunt-bud Thread-mossPohlia bulbiferaStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumString GrimmiaGrimmia funalisString GrimmiaGrimmia funalisBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisRevolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutumRevolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutumRusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvensRusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvensFountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispumFountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispumBristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichumBristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichumAlpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinumAlpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinumGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fascicularePrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisLadder FlapwortNardia scalarisSlender Silver-mossAnomobryum julaceumSlender Silver-mossAnomobryum julaceumSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWhite FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusum2021White FrostwortGymnomitrion obtusum2021Cordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifolia2021Cordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifolia2021Wry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum2021Wry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum2021Alpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum2021Alpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum2021Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2021Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2021Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago2021Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago2021Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Atlantic PawwortOrthocaulis atlanticus2019Atlantic PawwortOrthocaulis atlanticus2019Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2019Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2019Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata2019Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata2019Long-fruited Thread-mossPohlia elongata2019Long-fruited Thread-mossPohlia elongata2019Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2019Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2019Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2019Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2019Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2019Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2019Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2019Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2019Fine DistichiumDistichium capillaceum2019Fine DistichiumDistichium capillaceum2019Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2019Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2019Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2019Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2019Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2019Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2019St Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescens2019St Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescens2019Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2019Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2019Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2019Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2019Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2019Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2019Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2019Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2019Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019