Mary Hughes Memorial Playing Field
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53.20325, -3.84932
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Featherwort, Nicholson's Beard-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss +95 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Featherwort, Nicholson's Beard-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Conocephalum conicum, Great Scented Liverwort, Two-horned Pincerwort +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bodnant's Winter Garden Trail Walking route 800 m ▾
Take a gentle circular walk among nature on Bodnant’s Winter Garden trail. This short walk takes you through 250 years of horticultural history at Bodnant Garden and is suitable for all the family to enjoy. Level with grass and gravel paths.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Huw Tom's Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Follow the route Huw Tom walked each day from his place of work at Penmaenmawr's Graiglywd quarry to his home in Rowen
Named route Length 9.6 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Caerhun FP81 public footpath · 360 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 360 m Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,059 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,059 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Mistle Thrush · Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swift Apus apus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redshank Tringa totanus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Sericomyia superbiens · Volucella bombylans +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syritta pipiens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,059 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Mistle Thrush · Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swift Apus apus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redshank Tringa totanus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Sericomyia superbiens · Volucella bombylans +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Syritta pipiens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens
Field Digger Wasp Argogorytes mystaceus
Field Digger Wasp Argogorytes mystaceus
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus 