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Llyn Stwlan

18 ha

📷 George Tod · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

52.98070, -3.99067

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🍄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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Canada Goose, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Canada Goose, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Bank Haircap, Sessile Oak +178 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Bank Haircap, Sessile Oak +178 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Orange Peel Fungus, Amanita'r Gwybed +5 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Orange Peel Fungus, Amanita'r Gwybed +5 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Sessile Oak, Bilberry, Rowan +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Bilberry Bumblebee, Large Red Damselfly +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Bilberry Bumblebee, Large Red Damselfly +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Craflwyn, Hafod y Llan and Llyn Dinas walk, CraflwynWalking route10.4 km

This route starts & ends at Craflwyn, but allows you to explore the Nant Gwynant valley. Take in the wild & lonely heath & ffridd beneath Yr Aran, the lower slope of Wales' highest peak, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), waterfalls of Afon Cwm Llan & Llyn Dinas lake.

Named routeLength 10.4 kmDuration 03:00-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route708 m
Named routeRef 82Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route325 m
Named routeRef 82Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 82Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 82Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 82Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Llyn Stwlan

📷 George Tod · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Oakeley SquareUrban park3.1 km→🌱Cae Bryn CoedUrban park4.3 km→✦Bronze Age SettlementHistoric site4.9 km→💧Llyn Ystradau - Tanygrisiau ReserviorReservoir1.6 km→💧Llyn Ystradau - Tanygrisiau ReserviorReservoir1.6 km→✦Hut CircleHistoric site3.3 km→

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