Pen-trwyn Copper Smelting Site
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Places › Wales › North Wales › Conwy Getting here
53.33735, -3.83328
Open directionsv 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 🦉 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 — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Great Hairy Screw-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Round-fruited Grimmia +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Great Hairy Screw-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Round-fruited Grimmia +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Hornet Hoverfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Hornet Hoverfly · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Wales Path Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Regional walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 5 Cycling route ▾
NCN 5 Welsh section
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 836 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 836 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 848 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 848 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 35 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
32,070 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,070 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Dunnock +43
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Goat · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin
Feral Goat Capra hircus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Great Hairy Screw-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Yellow Feather-moss · Round-fruited Grimmia +6
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens Round-fruited Grimmia Grimmia orbicularis Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,070 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Dunnock +43
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Razorbill Alca torda2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Goat · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin
Feral Goat Capra hircus Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Great Hairy Screw-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Yellow Feather-moss · Round-fruited Grimmia +6
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens Round-fruited Grimmia Grimmia orbicularis Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Upright Pottia
Upright Pottia
Microbryum rectum
Microbryum rectum
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum2025
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum2025
Weissia controversa var. crispata Weissia controversa var. crispata2025
Weissia controversa var. crispata Weissia controversa var. crispata2025
Trichostomum brachydontium Trichostomum brachydontium2025
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