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Parc Y Gleision Standing Stone

📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Field Grasshopper, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Field Grasshopper, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Mougeot's Yoke-moss, Common Pincushion, Frizzled Crisp-moss +211 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mougeot's Yoke-moss, Common Pincushion, Frizzled Crisp-moss +211 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Moon-leaved Pincerwort, Wood-rust, Common Threadwort +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llanberis PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lôn Las PerisCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lôn GwyrfaiCycling route

Named routeRef 61Regional cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (North)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route92 m

Named routeRef 61Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route350 m

Named routeRef 61Length 350 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummer

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +38

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Carabus problematicus · Sericomyia silentis · Field Grasshopper · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker +15

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Grey-banded Mining BeeAndrena denticulata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
SyrphusSyrphus
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

🌿

Plants66 species

autumn

2025

Cylindric Beard-moss · Common Pincushion · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Common Pottia · Great Plait-moss +61

Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata
Bicoloured BryumBryum bicolor
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Warnstorf's Bog-mossSphagnum warnstorfii
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummer

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Chaffinch +38

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Carabus problematicus · Sericomyia silentis · Field Grasshopper · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Southern Hawker +15

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Grey-banded Mining BeeAndrena denticulata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
SyrphusSyrphus
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

🌿

Plants66 species

autumn

2025

Cylindric Beard-moss · Common Pincushion · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Common Pottia · Great Plait-moss +61

Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Hartman's GrimmiaGrimmia hartmanii
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata
Bicoloured BryumBryum bicolor
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Warnstorf's Bog-mossSphagnum warnstorfii
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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