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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.01709, -3.92470
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Pied Wagtail
- 🐕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
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Pied Wagtail
- 🐕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 — Robin, Pied Wagtail, Raven +34 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Pied Wagtail, Raven +34 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Non-biting midges, Needle or willow stoneflies +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Alpine Thread-moss, Common Pawwort +105 more · last seen 2023
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 · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penmachno TrailMountain bike route30 km▾
Named routeLength 30 km
Dolen MachnoMountain bike route19 km▾
Named routeLength 19 km
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
733 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
733 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Raven · Pied Wagtail · Wren · House Sparrow +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
Feral Goat
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Sericomyia silentis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Syrphus ribesii +18
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Alpine Thread-moss · Weissia controversa var. densifolia · Long-shanked Pincushion · Dense Fringe-moss · Slender Fringe-moss +64
- Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2022
- Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
- Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2022
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
733 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Raven · Pied Wagtail · Wren · House Sparrow +20
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
Feral Goat
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Sericomyia silentis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Syrphus ribesii +18
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Alpine Thread-moss · Weissia controversa var. densifolia · Long-shanked Pincushion · Dense Fringe-moss · Slender Fringe-moss +64
- Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2022
- Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
- Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2022
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Garden Bumblebee
Small Garden Bumblebee
Bombus hortorum2023
Bombus hortorum2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Turquoise Furrow BeeLasioglossum cupromicans2023Turquoise Furrow BeeLasioglossum cupromicans2023Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2021White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2021SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2019SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria20192022
2022
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2022Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2022Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2022Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2022Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2022Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusCompressed FlapwortNardia compressaCompressed FlapwortNardia compressaFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxCommon KettlewortBlasia pusillaCommon KettlewortBlasia pusillaJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreRussow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowiiRussow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowiiLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2022Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2022Bog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitans2022Bog NotchwortOdontoschisma fluitans2022Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2022Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2022Silver-mossBryum argenteum2022Silver-mossBryum argenteum2022Waxy EarwortDouinia ovata2022Waxy EarwortDouinia ovata2022Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2022Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2022Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2022Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2022Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2022Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2022Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2022Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2022Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2022Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2022Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2022Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2022Blunt-bud Thread-mossPohlia bulbifera2022Blunt-bud Thread-mossPohlia bulbifera2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2022Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2022Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022Yellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatum2022Yellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatum2022Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2022Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2022String GrimmiaGrimmia funalis2022String GrimmiaGrimmia funalis2022GreasewortAneura pinguis2022GreasewortAneura pinguis2022Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2022Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2022Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum2022Twisted Bog-mossSphagnum contortum2022Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2022Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2022Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2022Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2022Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris2022Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris2022Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2022Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2022Greater Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crenulata2022Greater Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crenulata2022Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2022Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2022Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2022Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2022Green Hoar-mossBraunia imberbis2022Green Hoar-mossBraunia imberbis2022Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2022Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2022Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2022Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2022Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2022Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2022