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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome237 ha
Getting here
53.12863, -4.12726
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2026; Country park — mixed habitats
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2026; Country park — managed habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Racomitrium heterostichum, Western Earwort, Woolly Fringe-moss +48 more · last seen 2026; Country park — managed seasonal habitats and events
Free
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 49 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Surgeons WalkWalking route▾
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Llanberis PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las PerisCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route68 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 68 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Afon Fachwen enters Llyn Padarn through a bridged gap in the Cei Llydan causeway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
37,556 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
37,556 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock · Robin +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey Squirrel · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
Gorse Weevil
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Racomitrium heterostichum · Western Earwort · Woolly Fringe-moss · Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss +46
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,556 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock · Robin +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey Squirrel · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
Gorse Weevil
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Racomitrium heterostichum · Western Earwort · Woolly Fringe-moss · Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss · Green Mountain Fringe-moss +46
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lyell's Bristle-moss
Lyell's Bristle-moss
Pulvigera lyellii
Pulvigera lyellii
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumLong-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllumCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataJuniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiaeJuniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiaePrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025Events & activities nearby
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