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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.85821, -4.10978
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Aegialia arenaria +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.1 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 10.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route649 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 649 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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19,843 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Rook · Robin · Oystercatcher +28
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Sand Lizard
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Common Flower Bug · Sea Bristletail · Aegialia arenaria
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus
- Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Burnet Rose · Marram · Red Fescue · Ribwort Plantain +62
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima
- MarramAmmophila arenaria
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Rook · Robin · Oystercatcher +28
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Sand Lizard
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Common Flower Bug · Sea Bristletail · Aegialia arenaria
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus
- Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Burnet Rose · Marram · Red Fescue · Ribwort Plantain +62
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima
- MarramAmmophila arenaria
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sand SedgeCarex arenariaSand SedgeCarex arenariaFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisTaraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.Variegated HorsetailEquisetum variegatumVariegated HorsetailEquisetum variegatumMarsh HelleborineEpipactis palustrisMarsh HelleborineEpipactis palustrisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumRock SamphireCrithmum maritimumRock SamphireCrithmum maritimumSea RocketCakile maritimaSea RocketCakile maritimaNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisDowny OatAvenula pubescensDowny OatAvenula pubescensSharp RushJuncus acutusSharp RushJuncus acutusPyrola rotundifolia subsp. maritimaPyrola rotundifolia subsp. maritimaPyrola rotundifolia subsp. maritimaPyrola rotundifolia subsp. maritimaHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquatica