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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🧺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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spot

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 — Canada Goose, Mallard, Grey Heron +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Grey Heron +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rhododendron, Sweet Chestnut, Himalayan Balsam +99 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rhododendron, Sweet Chestnut, Himalayan Balsam +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Elder, Raspberry +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

New Precipice WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pony PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Fox's PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Mynydd Moel-Tyrrau Mawr ridge walkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Precipice WalkWalking route5.3 km

c5.3km walk along farm and mine trails. Permissive right of way, own ed by the Nannau estate, open since the Victoria era. Not paticulraly hard, but big breakfast recommended!

Named routeLength 5.3 kmRound trip

🚴

Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mawddach TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route

Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network

Link to NCN 8Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route531 m

Named routeRef 82Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Beast of BreninMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

7,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Canada Goose · Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Eristalis pertinax · Common Blue Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Athous haemorrhoidalis

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis

🌿

Plants62 species

springsummer

2026

Rhododendron · Aspen · Enchanter's-nightshade · Sitka Spruce · Cock's-foot +57

RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2025
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
ThriftArmeria maritima2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,494 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Canada Goose · Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Cicadella viridis · Eristalis pertinax · Common Blue Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Athous haemorrhoidalis

Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis

🌿

Plants62 species

springsummer

2026

Rhododendron · Aspen · Enchanter's-nightshade · Sitka Spruce · Cock's-foot +57

RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2025
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
ThriftArmeria maritima2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rudi Winter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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