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Getting here
52.98386, -4.34189
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swallow, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath +19 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Starry Hoar-moss, Common Pincushion, Bristly Fringe-moss +90 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Llŷn Coastal PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 40Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 40Regional 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
Link to NCN Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Lôn EifionCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
A view across the valley towards Pen-y-gaer
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
432 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
432 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Kestrel · Wren · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull +16
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Marsh Fritillary · Small Heath · Green-veined White · Sericomyia silentis · Dark Giant Horsefly +7
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2020
Starry Hoar-moss · Common Pincushion · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Bristly Fringe-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum +73
- Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
- Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2022
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
432 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Kestrel · Wren · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull +16
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Marsh Fritillary · Small Heath · Green-veined White · Sericomyia silentis · Dark Giant Horsefly +7
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2020
Starry Hoar-moss · Common Pincushion · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Bristly Fringe-moss · Racomitrium heterostichum +73
- Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
- Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2022
- Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum
- Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bilberry Bumblebee
Bilberry Bumblebee
Bombus monticola2020
Bombus monticola2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018WallLasiommata megera2018WallLasiommata megera2018Speckled YellowPseudopanthera macularia2018Speckled YellowPseudopanthera macularia2018Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2018Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2018Cylindric Beard-moss
Cylindric Beard-moss
Didymodon insulanus
Didymodon insulanus
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareWestern EarwortScapania gracilisWestern EarwortScapania gracilisBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisBlack Rock-mossAndreaea rupestrisHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaHair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophyllaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaCommon PawwortOrthocaulis floerkeiCommon PawwortOrthocaulis floerkeiThick-set EarwortScapania compactaThick-set EarwortScapania compactaBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNarrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticumNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataWry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterumWry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiBlunt-bud Thread-mossPohlia bulbiferaBlunt-bud Thread-mossPohlia bulbiferaClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumRed Bog-mossSphagnum capillifoliumRed Bog-mossSphagnum capillifoliumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensMueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muellerianaMueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muellerianaLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcataCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaLesser NotchwortIsopaches bicrenatusLesser NotchwortIsopaches bicrenatusFountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispumFountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHeath EarwortScapania irriguaMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansElegant GrimmiaSchistidium elegantulumElegant GrimmiaSchistidium elegantulumAlpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinumAlpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaNut-mossDiphyscium foliosumNut-mossDiphyscium foliosumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2022Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2022Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2022Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2022Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2022Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2022Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2022Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2022Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2022Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2022Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2022Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Donn's GrimmiaGrimmia donniana2022Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2022Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2022Events & activities nearby
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