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Llyn y Fan Fach

20 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.88167, -3.74182

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Raven
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Dipper +37 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Dipper +37 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Hercostomus nigripennis, Hybos femoratus +197 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — New Zealand Willowherb, Pond Water-crowfoot, Summer-moss +126 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Beacons WayWalking route152 km
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route

challenge route. not waymarked

Named route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Llyn y Fan Fach & Bannau Sir Gaer

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Llyn y Fan Fach & Bannau Sir Gaer

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Gwal y CadnoHistoric site2.4 km→✦Standing StonesHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Simon and St Jude's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→💧Llyn y Fan FachReservoir0 m→

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