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Getting here
53.13751, -3.83299
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
- 🐕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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
- 🐕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 — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Eristalis pertinax +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Fingerwort, Redshank, Five-ranked Bog-moss +122 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Gwydir Mawr
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hafna Miners' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Gwydir MawrMountain bike route25 km▾
Named routeLength 25 km
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Wildlife to spot
12,409 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Swift · Rock Dove · House Sparrow +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter · Green Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +21
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Sericomyia silentis
🌿Plants69 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Many-fruited Leskea · Weissia controversa var. densifolia · Fairy Beads · Five-ranked Bog-moss · Redshank +64
- Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,409 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Swift · Rock Dove · House Sparrow +32
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Blue Damselfly · Black Darter · Green Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +21
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Sericomyia silentis
🌿Plants69 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Many-fruited Leskea · Weissia controversa var. densifolia · Fairy Beads · Five-ranked Bog-moss · Redshank +64
- Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
- Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia
- Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
- Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaShore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralisShore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralisVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusPine WeevilHylobius abietisPine WeevilHylobius abietisPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumCurve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallumTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorBicoloured BryumBryum bicolorSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumEgg FlapwortSolenostoma obovatumEgg FlapwortSolenostoma obovatumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustrePolytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigonialeStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumLeucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaRufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascensRufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascensGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumHercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicumDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumRed Bog-mossSphagnum capillifoliumRed Bog-mossSphagnum capillifoliumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumSpruce's Bristle-mossOrthotrichum spruceiSpruce's Bristle-mossOrthotrichum spruceiMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaGrove EarwortScapania nemoreaCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHeath EarwortScapania irriguaMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiMougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotiiCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesGreen-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversaGreen-tufted Stubble-mossWeissia controversaWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesLesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoidesRufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescensRufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescensNees' PelliaPellia neesianaNees' PelliaPellia neesiana