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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Willow Warbler
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Bocs Bwyd — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Willow Warbler
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Bocs Bwyd — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingToilets

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11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Willow Warbler, Swallow +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Willow Warbler, Swallow +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black Snipefly, Ecdyonurus venosus, Sericostoma personatum +60 more · last seen 2024

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — St Winifrid's Moss, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Brook-side Feather-moss +50 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ysbyty Ifan and Cwm Eidda walk, YsbytyWalking route9.6 km

Go up into the hills on an old drovers' road, taking in views of Dyffryn Conwy and the Carneddau mountains. * Steep hills, stiles, gates, rough tracks, uneven ground and boggy.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00-04:00Round tripLocal walking route

Hiraethog TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,901 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,901 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Willow Warbler · Swallow · Skylark · Pied Wagtail +49

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CurlewNumenius arquata
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CuckooCuculus canorus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DipperCinclus cinclus
SwiftApus apus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Stoat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea2023

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2024

Clinocera fontinalis · Black-horned Gem · Rhinoceros Beetle · Green Tiger Beetle · Black Snipefly +2

Clinocera fontinalisClinocera fontinalis
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2023
Sphegina clunipesSphegina clunipes2023

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Plants21 species

summer

2023

St Winifrid's Moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Nut-moss · Alpine Water-moss +16

St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum
Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,901 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Willow Warbler · Swallow · Skylark · Pied Wagtail +49

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CurlewNumenius arquata
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CuckooCuculus canorus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DipperCinclus cinclus
SwiftApus apus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Stoat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea2023

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2024

Clinocera fontinalis · Black-horned Gem · Rhinoceros Beetle · Green Tiger Beetle · Black Snipefly +2

Clinocera fontinalisClinocera fontinalis
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2023
Sphegina clunipesSphegina clunipes2023

🌿

Plants21 species

summer

2023

St Winifrid's Moss · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Nut-moss · Alpine Water-moss +16

St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum
Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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