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Pen-y-Dinas Hillfort

1 ha

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Dogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.32977, -3.83511

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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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ 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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

6 activities

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, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Curly Crisp-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss, Yellow Feather-moss +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Curly Crisp-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss, Yellow Feather-moss +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

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

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

Conwy Mountain alternativeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Route 5Cycling route

NCN 5 Welsh section

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route836 m

Named routeRef 5Length 836 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route848 m

Named routeRef 5Length 848 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 5Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

43,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

43,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Shag · Oystercatcher +46

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Shore LarkEremophila alpestris2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal · Feral Goat

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Feral GoatCapra hircus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🌿

Plants12 species

winter

2026

Great Hairy Screw-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Yellow Feather-moss +7

Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Round-fruited GrimmiaGrimmia orbicularis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

43,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Shag · Oystercatcher +46

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Shore LarkEremophila alpestris2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal · Feral Goat

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Feral GoatCapra hircus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🌿

Plants12 species

winter

2026

Great Hairy Screw-moss · Fallacious Beard-moss · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Curly Crisp-moss · Yellow Feather-moss +7

Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Round-fruited GrimmiaGrimmia orbicularis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Clint Mann · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Near summit of Pen-y-Dinas hillfort

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