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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.13015, -4.13447
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 227m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 227m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Goldcrest +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Goldcrest +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Racomitrium heterostichum, Common Pincushion, Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Badister bullatus · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 44 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Surgeons WalkWalking route▾
Welsh Three ThousandsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Llanberis PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las PerisCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lôn GwyrfaiCycling route▾
Named routeRef 61Regional cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route948 m▾
Named routeRef 61Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
38,278 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
38,278 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Robin +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey Squirrel · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
Racomitrium heterostichum · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Woolly Fringe-moss · Western Earwort · Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss +46
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
38,278 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Robin +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey Squirrel · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
Racomitrium heterostichum · Green Mountain Fringe-moss · Woolly Fringe-moss · Western Earwort · Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss +46
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
- Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
- Western EarwortScapania gracilis
- Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Long-shanked Pincushion
Long-shanked Pincushion
Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataStarry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellataJuniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiaeJuniper ProngwortHerbertus hutchinsiaePrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumFive-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefariumOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025