Nant-y-Castell contour fort
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.85420, -4.49409
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Herring Gull +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Herring Gull +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Common Darter, Speckled Bush-cricket +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Rhododendron, Three-cornered Garlic · last seen 2023
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Llŷn Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Llanbedrog Walking Trail, Llyn Walking route 4.8 km ▾
This walk through the woodland up to Mynydd Tir-y-Cwmwd headland will reward you with Views of the peninsula and Cardigan Bay. Make sure you snap a photo with the famous Tin Man sculpture once at the top.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lon Penbryn public footpath · 18 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 18 m Path type: residential
Show on map Lon Penybryn public footpath · 62 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 62 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Entrance to Llanbedrog Riding Centre from A499
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Wildlife to spot
12,585 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,585 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Teal Anas crecca Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Syritta pipiens · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter +12
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Emperor Dragonfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,585 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Teal Anas crecca Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Syritta pipiens · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter +12
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Emperor Dragonfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 