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Getting here
53.24521, -3.95399
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Nature reserve; Birds — Dunnock, Dipper, Jackdaw +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Dunnock, Dipper, Jackdaw +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Blunt Feather-moss, Supine Plait-moss +98 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Paranchus albipes, Broad-bodied Chaser, Dor Beetle +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route531 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,522 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,522 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Dunnock · Dipper · Jackdaw · Swallow · House Sparrow +10
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Paranchus albipes · Broad-bodied Chaser · Dor Beetle · Black Clock · Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus +4
- Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticusPterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common Green Grasshopper
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum +96
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2025
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,522 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Dunnock · Dipper · Jackdaw · Swallow · House Sparrow +10
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Paranchus albipes · Broad-bodied Chaser · Dor Beetle · Black Clock · Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus +4
- Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Pterostichus nigrita/rhaeticusPterostichus nigrita/rhaeticus
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common Green Grasshopper
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum +96
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2025
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Omocestus viridulus
Omocestus viridulus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2025Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2025Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2025Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2025Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2025Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2025Western EarwortScapania gracilis2025Western EarwortScapania gracilis2025Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2025Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2025White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2025White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2025Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2025Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2025St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos2025St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos2025Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2025Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2025Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2025Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2025Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2025Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2025Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2025Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2025Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2025Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2025Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumCommon PawwortOrthocaulis floerkeiCommon PawwortOrthocaulis floerkeiLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2025Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2025Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2025Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2025Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2025Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2025Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2025Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2025Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2025Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2025Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2025Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2025Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2025Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2025Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2025Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2025Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2025Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2025Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2025Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2025Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2025Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2025Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2025Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2025Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2025Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2025Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2025Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2025Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2025Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2025Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii2025Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii2025Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2025Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2025Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2025Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2025Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium2025Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium2025Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2025Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2025Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2025Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2025Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2025Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2025Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2025Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2025Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtiiChionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2025Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtiiChionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2025Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2025Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2025Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2025Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2025Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2025Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2025Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2025Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2025Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2025Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2025Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans2025Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans2025Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2025Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2025Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium2025Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium2025Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2025Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2025Plagiochila porelloidesPlagiochila porelloides2025Plagiochila porelloidesPlagiochila porelloides2025Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2025Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2025Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2025Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2025Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2025Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2025Atlantic PawwortOrthocaulis atlanticus2025Atlantic PawwortOrthocaulis atlanticus2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2025Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2025Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2025Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025EyebrightEuphrasia2025EyebrightEuphrasia2025Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2025Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2025Broad-leaved Brook-mossPlatyhypnum duriusculum2025Broad-leaved Brook-mossPlatyhypnum duriusculum2025Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2025Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2025Events & activities nearby
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