Parys Mountain Copper Mines (pits, opencast and spoil areas) 276 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 276 ha
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53.38733, -4.34185
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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 ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Mottled Grasshopper, Lily Beetle +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Painted Lady, Mottled Grasshopper, Lily Beetle +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Threadwort, Lesser Copperwort, Inflated Notchwort +147 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heath Threadwort, Lesser Copperwort, Inflated Notchwort +147 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Heath Threadwort, Lesser Copperwort, Common Threadwort +7 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path Walking route 200 km ▾
Named route Length 200 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hebog Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Nico Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trywydd Copr Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Great Opencast, Parys Mountain
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2,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,559 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Swallow · Blackbird +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Black-tailed Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Bradycellus ruficollis +15
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Bradycellus ruficollis Bradycellus ruficollis 🌿 Plants 44 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Inflated Notchwort · Lesser Copperwort · Wall Cotoneaster · Marsh Bryum · Heath Star Moss +39
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2023 Lesser Copperwort Cephaloziella massalongoi2023 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2023 Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,559 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Swallow · Blackbird +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Black-tailed Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Bradycellus ruficollis +15
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Bradycellus ruficollis Bradycellus ruficollis 🌿 Plants 44 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Inflated Notchwort · Lesser Copperwort · Wall Cotoneaster · Marsh Bryum · Heath Star Moss +39
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2023 Lesser Copperwort Cephaloziella massalongoi2023 Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2023 Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa2024
Libellula depressa2024
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Nebria salina Nebria salina
Nebria salina Nebria salina
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2022
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2022
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2022
Heath Threadwort Cephaloziella stellulifera2023
Heath Threadwort Cephaloziella stellulifera2023
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2022
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum2022
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum
Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana2023
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana2023
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2023
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2023
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2023
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2023
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2023
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2023
Olive Beard-moss Didymodon tophaceus2023
Olive Beard-moss Didymodon tophaceus2023
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2023
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2023
Thick-set Earwort Scapania compacta2023
Thick-set Earwort Scapania compacta2023
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2023
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2023
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2023
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2023
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2023
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2023
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2023
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2023
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2023
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2023
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2023
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2023
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023
Entire Threadwort Cephaloziella calyculata2023
Entire Threadwort Cephaloziella calyculata2023
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2023
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2023
Heath Dog-violet Viola canina2023
Heath Dog-violet Viola canina2023
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2023
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2023
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2023
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2023
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2022
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2022
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum2022
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum2022
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2022
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2022
Eyebright Euphrasia2022
Eyebright Euphrasia2022
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2022
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2022
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2022
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2022
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2022
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2022
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2022
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2022
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2022
Heather Calluna vulgaris2022
Heather Calluna vulgaris2022
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2022
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2022
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2022
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2022
Gorse Ulex europaeus2022
Gorse Ulex europaeus2022
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2022
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2022 