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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.20867, -3.85728
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Mistle Thrush +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Mistle Thrush +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Sericomyia silentis, Batman Hoverfly +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Featherwort, Nicholson's Beard-moss, Appleyard's Feather-moss +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Conwy Valley Cycle Route
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Wales Path Walking route 96 km ▾
Named route Length 96 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bodnant's Winter Garden Trail Walking route 800 m ▾
Take a gentle circular walk among nature on Bodnant’s Winter Garden trail. This short walk takes you through 250 years of horticultural history at Bodnant Garden and is suitable for all the family to enjoy. Level with grass and gravel paths.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map North Wales Pilgrim's Way Walking route ▾
Conwy Mountain alternative Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,837 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,837 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mistle Thrush · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Chaffinch +47
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redshank Tringa totanus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cercopis vulnerata · Sericomyia silentis · Batman Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker +10
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,837 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mistle Thrush · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Robin · Chaffinch +47
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redshank Tringa totanus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Cercopis vulnerata · Sericomyia silentis · Batman Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker +10
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Field Digger Wasp Argogorytes mystaceus
Field Digger Wasp Argogorytes mystaceus
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Poplar Sawyer Pristiphora conjugata
Poplar Sawyer Pristiphora conjugata 