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Getting here
53.05287, -3.88743
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Swift ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 180m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Swift ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 180m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Swift, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Dipper, Swift, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Carpet, Early Thorn, Large Yellow Underwing +213 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fingered Cowlwort, Japanese Knotweed, Frizzled Crisp-moss +84 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Snowdonia Slate Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant and Cwm Wybrnant walk, Ysbyty Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Walk through the natural & social history of this Welsh upland valley. At its centre is Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant, the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh. Pass traditional farmland, along forest roads and an old drovers' road.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant and Cwm Wybrnant walk (Extended), Ysbyty Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Walk through the natural & social history of this Welsh upland valley. At its centre is Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant, the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh. Pass traditional farmland, along forest roads and an old drovers' road.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penmachno Trail Mountain bike route 30 km ▾
Named route Length 30 km
Show on map Dolen Eryri Mountain bike route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km
Show on map Dolen Machno Mountain bike route 19 km ▾
Named route Length 19 km
Show on map Photos St Gwyddelan's Church, Dolwyddelan
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Wildlife to spot
5,363 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,363 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Swift +40
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2022 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum2021 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2021 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Otter
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Otter Lutra lutra Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Esolus parallelepipedus · Simulium · Isoperla grammatica · Black-legged Water-snipefly · Ecdyonurus venosus +26
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023 Simulium Simulium2023 Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2023 Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata2023 Ecdyonurus venosus Ecdyonurus venosus2023 🌿 Plants 37 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Russow's Bog-moss · Fingered Cowlwort · Alpine Thread-moss · Flagellate Feather-moss +32
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Russow's Bog-moss Sphagnum russowii2021 Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia2021 Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2021 Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,363 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Swift +40
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2022 Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum2021 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2021 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Otter
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Otter Lutra lutra Common Lizard · Adder · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Esolus parallelepipedus · Simulium · Isoperla grammatica · Black-legged Water-snipefly · Ecdyonurus venosus +26
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023 Simulium Simulium2023 Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2023 Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata2023 Ecdyonurus venosus Ecdyonurus venosus2023 🌿 Plants 37 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Russow's Bog-moss · Fingered Cowlwort · Alpine Thread-moss · Flagellate Feather-moss +32
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Russow's Bog-moss Sphagnum russowii2021 Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia2021 Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2021 Flagellate Feather-moss Hyocomium armoricum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2023
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2023
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2023
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Leuctra Leuctra2023
Leuctra Leuctra2023
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2023
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2023
Oxyethira Oxyethira2023
Oxyethira Oxyethira2023
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri2023
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2023
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2023
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2023
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2023
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2023
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) Heptageniidae2023
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis2023
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis2023
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2023
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2023
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2023
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2023
Oreodytes septentrionalis Oreodytes septentrionalis2023
Oreodytes septentrionalis Oreodytes septentrionalis2023
Oecetis Oecetis2023
Oecetis Oecetis2023
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2023
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2023
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2023
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2023
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2023
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2023
Ithytrichia Ithytrichia2023
Ithytrichia Ithytrichia2023
Simulium cryophilum Simulium cryophilum2023
Simulium cryophilum Simulium cryophilum2023
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2021
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2021
Notiophilus substriatus Notiophilus substriatus2020
Notiophilus substriatus Notiophilus substriatus2020 Greater Whipwort
Greater Whipwort
Bazzania trilobata2021
Bazzania trilobata2021
Beaked Bow-moss Dicranodontium denudatum2021
Beaked Bow-moss Dicranodontium denudatum2021
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2021
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa2021
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2021
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2021
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2021
Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa2021
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia2021
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia2021
Compressed Flapwort Nardia compressa2021
Compressed Flapwort Nardia compressa2021
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2021
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2021
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2021
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2021
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum2021
Curve-leaved Ditrichum Ditrichum heteromallum2021
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2021
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2021
Palmate Germanderwort Riccardia palmata2021
Palmate Germanderwort Riccardia palmata2021
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2021
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2021
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum2021
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum2021
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2021
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2021
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens2021
Bristly Swan-neck Moss Campylopus atrovirens2021
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2021
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2021
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2021
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum2021
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2021
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2021
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2021
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2021
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii2021
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii2021
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum2021
Narrow-leaved Fringe-moss Racomitrium aquaticum2021
Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor2020
Bicoloured Bryum Bryum bicolor2020
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2020
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2020
Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2020
Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2020
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua2020
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua2020
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2020
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa2020
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2020
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2020
Rusty Hook-moss Scorpidium revolvens2020
Rusty Hook-moss Scorpidium revolvens2020
Yellow Starry Feather-moss Campylium stellatum2020
Yellow Starry Feather-moss Campylium stellatum2020
Moon-leaved Pincerwort Cephalozia lunulifolia2020
Moon-leaved Pincerwort Cephalozia lunulifolia2020
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2020
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2020 