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Neolithic Settlement

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.22690, -3.89636

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blackbird, Redstart +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blackbird, Redstart +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Starry Hoar-moss, Western Pouncewort +213 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Starry Hoar-moss, Western Pouncewort +213 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-rust, Great Scented Liverwort, Two-horned Pincerwort +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Named route
Conwy Mountain alternativeWalking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Standing stone below Tal y Fan

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Standing stone below Tal y Fan

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Garden for the BlindUrban park4.9 km→🌱Eden HallUrban park4.9 km→🦉NANT-Y-COEDNature reserve4.4 km→✦Pont y TeirydHistoric site4.4 km→✦Cae Coch Standing StoneHistoric site0 m→✦Maen y Bardd (Dolmen)Historic site600 m→

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