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▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Meadow Pipit 🐕 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 Wheatear and Meadow Pipit 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Slender Fringe-moss, Green Mountain Fringe-moss, Frizzled Crisp-moss +201 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Slender Fringe-moss, Green Mountain Fringe-moss, Frizzled Crisp-moss +201 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Garden Chafer · last seen 2025; Insects — Garden Chafer · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Threadwort, Great Scented Liverwort +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Surgeons Walk Walking route ▾
Welsh Three Thousands Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Llanberis Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Snowdonia Slate Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Peris Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network National Route 82 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 68 m ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 68 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 61 m ▾
Named route Ref 82 Length 61 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,489 records · National Biodiversity Network Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Ring Ouzel · Wren · Pied Flycatcher +28
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Garden Chafer
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola 🌿 Plants 78 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slender Fringe-moss · Western Frostwort · Marsupella aquatica · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Soft Bog-moss +73
Slender Fringe-moss Racomitrium sudeticum Western Frostwort Gymnomitrion crenulatum Marsupella aquatica Marsupella aquatica Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,489 records · National Biodiversity Network Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Ring Ouzel · Wren · Pied Flycatcher +28
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Linnet Linaria cannabina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Garden Chafer
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola 🌿 Plants 78 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slender Fringe-moss · Western Frostwort · Marsupella aquatica · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Soft Bog-moss +73
Slender Fringe-moss Racomitrium sudeticum Western Frostwort Gymnomitrion crenulatum Marsupella aquatica Marsupella aquatica Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare Soft Bog-moss Sphagnum tenellum Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum
Greater Streak-moss Rhabdoweisia crenulata
Greater Streak-moss Rhabdoweisia crenulata
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Water Earwort Scapania undulata
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Summer-moss Anoectangium aestivum
Summer-moss Anoectangium aestivum
Alpine Haircap Polytrichastrum alpinum
Alpine Haircap Polytrichastrum alpinum
Marsh Forklet-moss Dichodontium palustre
Marsh Forklet-moss Dichodontium palustre
Opal Thread-moss Pohlia cruda
Opal Thread-moss Pohlia cruda
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Toothed Streak-moss Rhabdoweisia crispata
Toothed Streak-moss Rhabdoweisia crispata
Compact Bog-moss Sphagnum compactum
Compact Bog-moss Sphagnum compactum
Long Fringe-moss Racomitrium elongatum
Long Fringe-moss Racomitrium elongatum
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa
Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa
Verdigris Tufa-moss Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Verdigris Tufa-moss Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Notched Rustwort Marsupella emarginata
Notched Rustwort Marsupella emarginata
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata
Lyon's Notchwort Tritomaria quinquedentata
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Fountain Smoothcap Atrichum crispum
Fountain Smoothcap Atrichum crispum
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii
Girgensohn's Bog-moss Sphagnum girgensohnii
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Neat Silk-moss Isopterygiopsis pulchella
Neat Silk-moss Isopterygiopsis pulchella
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Alpine Silverwort Anthelia julacea
Alpine Silverwort Anthelia julacea
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Tortella fasciculata Tortella fasciculata
Tortella fasciculata Tortella fasciculata
Duval's Thread-moss Bryum weigelii
Duval's Thread-moss Bryum weigelii
Black Grimmia Grimmia incurva
Black Grimmia Grimmia incurva
Donn's Grimmia Grimmia donniana
Donn's Grimmia Grimmia donniana
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Racomitrium heterostichum Racomitrium heterostichum
Racomitrium heterostichum Racomitrium heterostichum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Lesser Fringe-moss Racomitrium affine
Lesser Fringe-moss Racomitrium affine
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Russow's Bog-moss Sphagnum russowii
Russow's Bog-moss Sphagnum russowii
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Taylor's Flapwort Mylia taylorii
Taylor's Flapwort Mylia taylorii
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla
Common Pawwort Orthocaulis floerkei
Common Pawwort Orthocaulis floerkei
White Frostwort Gymnomitrion obtusum
White Frostwort Gymnomitrion obtusum
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium
Lesser Notchwort Isopaches bicrenatus
Lesser Notchwort Isopaches bicrenatus
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Copper Grimmia Grimmia atrata
Copper Grimmia Grimmia atrata
Pale-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia annotina
Pale-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia annotina
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum
Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum
St Winifrid's Moss Chiloscyphus polyanthos
St Winifrid's Moss Chiloscyphus polyanthos 