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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.22816, -3.88803
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit, Redstart +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit, Redstart +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Featherwort, Racomitrium heterostichum, Chalk Comb-moss +194 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Chrysogaster solstitialis +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
North Wales PathWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
North Wales Pilgrim's WayWalking route▾
Conwy Mountain alternativeWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Caerhun Footpath 05public footpath · 715 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 715 mPath type: track
Caerhun Footpathpublic footpath · 970 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 970 mPath type: footway
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route515 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 515 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route612 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 612 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route390 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 390 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Maen y Bardd burial chamber
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Wildlife to spot
4,824 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,824 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Blackcap +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mole
14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Platycheirus albimanus +6
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Chalk Comb-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum · Lesser Featherwort · Tamarisk Scalewort · St Winifrid's Moss +61
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
- Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
- St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,824 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Blackcap +36
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mole
14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Platycheirus albimanus +6
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Chalk Comb-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum · Lesser Featherwort · Tamarisk Scalewort · St Winifrid's Moss +61
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
- Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci
- St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea
Aeshna cyanea
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelianthemapion aciculareHelianthemapion aciculareHelianthemapion aciculareHelianthemapion aciculareBlunt-leaved Bog-moss
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss
Sphagnum palustre
Sphagnum palustre
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumThick-set EarwortScapania compactaThick-set EarwortScapania compactaMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Cordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifoliaCordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifoliaPalustriella falcataPalustriella falcataPalustriella falcataPalustriella falcataLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensDented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatumDented Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumRusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvensRusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvensSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumBeech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinerviumHeterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidumPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataLyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreLeucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucumGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifoliumSphagnum capillifoliumAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataBitter ScalewortPorella arboris-vitaeBitter ScalewortPorella arboris-vitaeBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataYellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatumYellow Starry Feather-mossCampylium stellatumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterumWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaHartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmaniiHartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmaniiSpruce's LeskeaPlatydictya jungermannioidesSpruce's LeskeaPlatydictya jungermannioidesConocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosumMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans2024Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans2024Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella2024Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2024Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2024