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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.26668, -3.93258
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Crested Grebe
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Crested Grebe
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Goldfinch +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Goldfinch +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 22 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
26 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 route431 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route69 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,255 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Common Scoter · Red-throated Diver · Gannet · Great Crested Grebe +41
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🌿Plants52 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Water Screw-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +47
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2025
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2025
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,255 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Common Scoter · Red-throated Diver · Gannet · Great Crested Grebe +41
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🌿Plants52 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Water Screw-moss · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss · Appleyard's Feather-moss +47
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2025
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2025
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
- Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping Feather-moss
Creeping Feather-moss
Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpens
Lindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2025Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2025Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2025Dwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumilaDwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumilaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumCommon Aloe-mossAloina aloidesCommon Aloe-mossAloina aloidesPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2025Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2025Bicoloured BryumBryum bicolor2025Bicoloured BryumBryum bicolor2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2025Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2025Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2025Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2025Teesdale Feather-mossRhynchostegiella teneriffae2025Teesdale Feather-mossRhynchostegiella teneriffae2025Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium2025Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium2025Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2025Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2025Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2025Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2025Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2025Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2025Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2025Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2025Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2025Green-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversa2025Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2025Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2025