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Tanforhesgen Defended Enclosure

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.88698, -4.10785

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Little Egret, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Little Egret, Herring Gull +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Alder Bracket, Pale Oysterling, Flammulaster muricatus +45 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Alder Bracket, Pale Oysterling, Flammulaster muricatus +45 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dingy Skipper, Green-veined White, Small Heath +186 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dingy Skipper, Green-veined White, Small Heath +186 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Redshank, Alpine Thread-moss +40 more · last seen 2022; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Redshank, Alpine Thread-moss +40 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 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
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (North)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 8Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 8Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tanforhesgan caravan site

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tanforhesgan caravan site

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉PEN Y BANCNature reserve3.6 km→🌱St Tanwg's ChurchUrban park3.2 km→✦Horse troughHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Parc PorthmadocUrban park4.5 km→🌱The ParkUrban park4.5 km→⛪Capel RehobothReligious grounds3.1 km→

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