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Getting here

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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
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕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
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidToilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Burnet Rose, Ribwort Plantain, Sand Sedge +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Burnet Rose, Ribwort Plantain, Sand Sedge +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Umbellate Hawkweed, Water Mint +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Aegialia arenaria, 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Aegialia arenaria, 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Llŷn Coastal PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route10.1 km

Named routeRef 8Length 10.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route649 m

Named routeRef 8Length 649 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route46 m

Named routeRef 8Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 8Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

21,636 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,636 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin +74

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2023
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Common Porpoise

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2025

Sand Lizard · Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Sand LizardLacerta agilis
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects48 species

spring

2025

Aegialia arenaria · 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Dune Chafer · Cidnopus aeruginosus +43

Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Dune ChaferAnomala dubia
Cidnopus aeruginosusCidnopus aeruginosus
Marram WeevilPhilopedon plagiatum
Phylan gibbusPhylan gibbus
Charagmus griseusCharagmus griseus2024
Broscus cephalotesBroscus cephalotes2024
Black Marram WeevilOtiorhynchus atroapterus2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis
Syntomus truncatellusSyntomus truncatellus
Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
Isomira murinaIsomira murina
Anthonomus brunnipennisAnthonomus brunnipennis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2024
Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita2024
Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum2024
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2024
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2024
Pied-winged RobberflyPamponerus germanicus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2024
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024
Tournotaris bimaculataTournotaris bimaculata2024
Melasis buprestoidesMelasis buprestoides2024
Aphodius pedellusAphodius pedellus2024
Mecinus collarisMecinus collaris2024
Onthophagus similisOnthophagus similis2024

🌿

Plants85 species

summer

2025

Burnet Rose · Ribwort Plantain · Sand Sedge · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yorkshire-fog +80

Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Sand SedgeCarex arenaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
MarramAmmophila arenaria
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
DewberryRubus caesius
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Variegated HorsetailEquisetum variegatum
Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common VetchVicia sativa
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccineaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea
Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Pyrola rotundifolia subsp. maritimaPyrola rotundifolia subsp. maritima
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
White CloverTrifolium repens
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Water MintMentha aquatica
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
an EyebrightEuphrasia tetraquetra
Portland SpurgeEuphorbia portlandica
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Sharp RushJuncus acutus
HawkweedHieracium
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Wild PansyViola tricolor2024
Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Western Marsh-OrchidDactylorhiza purpurella var. cambrensis2024
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024
Small NettleUrtica urens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum
Sea RocketCakile maritima
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,636 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin +74

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2023
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2023
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Common Porpoise

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2025

Sand Lizard · Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Sand LizardLacerta agilis
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects48 species

spring

2025

Aegialia arenaria · 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Dune Chafer · Cidnopus aeruginosus +43

Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Dune ChaferAnomala dubia
Cidnopus aeruginosusCidnopus aeruginosus
Marram WeevilPhilopedon plagiatum
Phylan gibbusPhylan gibbus
Charagmus griseusCharagmus griseus2024
Broscus cephalotesBroscus cephalotes2024
Black Marram WeevilOtiorhynchus atroapterus2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis
Syntomus truncatellusSyntomus truncatellus
Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
Isomira murinaIsomira murina
Anthonomus brunnipennisAnthonomus brunnipennis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2024
Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita2024
Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum2024
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2024
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2024
Pied-winged RobberflyPamponerus germanicus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2024
Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024
Tournotaris bimaculataTournotaris bimaculata2024
Melasis buprestoidesMelasis buprestoides2024
Aphodius pedellusAphodius pedellus2024
Mecinus collarisMecinus collaris2024
Onthophagus similisOnthophagus similis2024

🌿

Plants85 species

summer

2025

Burnet Rose · Ribwort Plantain · Sand Sedge · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yorkshire-fog +80

Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Sand SedgeCarex arenaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
MarramAmmophila arenaria
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
DewberryRubus caesius
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Variegated HorsetailEquisetum variegatum
Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping WillowSalix repens
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common VetchVicia sativa
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccineaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea
Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Pyrola rotundifolia subsp. maritimaPyrola rotundifolia subsp. maritima
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
White CloverTrifolium repens
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Water MintMentha aquatica
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
an EyebrightEuphrasia tetraquetra
Portland SpurgeEuphorbia portlandica
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Sharp RushJuncus acutus
HawkweedHieracium
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Wild PansyViola tricolor2024
Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Western Marsh-OrchidDactylorhiza purpurella var. cambrensis2024
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024
Small NettleUrtica urens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum
Sea RocketCakile maritima
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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