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52.95207, -4.48964
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch 🍄 Mushroom foraging 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
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Orange Sea Star, Apricot Club, Golden Waxcap +17 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Grayling +19 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Hair-pointed Grimmia +81 more · last seen 2023
Free
⛪ Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Llŷn Coastal Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Porthdinllaen marine trail on the Llŷn Peninsula, Porthdinllaen Walking route 4 km ▾
This walk will reward you with stunning views in all directions as you follow it along a splinter of land that's an outstanding wildlife haven. Steep in places, steps and uneven coast path.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Morfa and Nant Bach Circular Walk, Llyn Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Explore a corner of Llŷn dominated by the remains of a once great industry and rich in coastal wildlife. Cliff edges and old quarries are not fenced off, so please beware of sheer drops & keep well away from the edge. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos St Beuno's Church, Pistyll, Lleyn Peninsula
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Wildlife to spot
1,328 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,328 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Stonechat +33
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Guillemot Uria aalge Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2021 Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Dark Giant Horsefly · Broad Centurion +1
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 58 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Alpine Thread-moss · Fountain Apple-moss · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Marsh Bryum · Endive Pellia +53
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,328 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Stonechat +33
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Raven Corvus corax2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Guillemot Uria aalge Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2021 Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Dark Giant Horsefly · Broad Centurion +1
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 58 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Alpine Thread-moss · Fountain Apple-moss · Hair-pointed Grimmia · Marsh Bryum · Endive Pellia +53
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Green-tufted Stubble-moss Weissia controversa
Green-tufted Stubble-moss Weissia controversa
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides
Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare2022
Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare2022
Brunton's Dog-tooth Cynodontium bruntonii2022
Brunton's Dog-tooth Cynodontium bruntonii2022
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Awl-leaved Swan-neck Moss Campylopus subulatus
Awl-leaved Swan-neck Moss Campylopus subulatus
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Spotty Scalewort Frullania fragilifolia
Spotty Scalewort Frullania fragilifolia
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides
Tree-moss Climacium dendroides
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Sea Scalewort Frullania teneriffae
Sea Scalewort Frullania teneriffae
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
Nodding Thread-moss Pohlia nutans
Nodding Thread-moss Pohlia nutans
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Thick-set Earwort Scapania compacta
Thick-set Earwort Scapania compacta
Olive Beard-moss Didymodon tophaceus
Olive Beard-moss Didymodon tophaceus
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum
Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2022
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2022
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2022
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2022
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2022
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2022
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina2022
Western Pouncewort Lejeunea lamacerina2022
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2022
Common Threadwort Cephaloziella divaricata2022
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens2022
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens2022
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2022
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2022
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens2022
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens2022
Yellow Starry Feather-moss Campylium stellatum2022
Yellow Starry Feather-moss Campylium stellatum2022
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2022
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2022
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2022
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima2022
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2022
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2022
Hampe's Threadwort Cephaloziella hampeana2022
Hampe's Threadwort Cephaloziella hampeana2022
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2022
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2022
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum2022
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum2022
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2022
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2022
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum2022
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum2022
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2022
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2022
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2022
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata2022
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata2022
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2022
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2022
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2022
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2022
Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2022
Dented Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum2022 