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Tanycoed Chapel

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.14020, -4.18787

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cylindric Beard-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +124 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cylindric Beard-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Isle of Anglesey Coastal PathWalking route200 km

Named routeLength 200 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Llanberis PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Snowdonia Slate TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lôn Las PerisCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lôn GwyrfaiCycling route

Named routeRef 61Regional cycle route

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

N/ACycling route92 m

Named routeRef 61Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route350 m

Named routeRef 61Length 350 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,688 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,688 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummer

2025

Black Swan · Blackbird · Dunnock · Robin · Swallow +33

Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SwiftApus apus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects41 species

summer

2025

Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Dock Bug +36

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Grey-banded Mining BeeAndrena denticulata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
PeacockAglais io2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023

🌿

Plants44 species

autumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Cylindric Beard-moss · Marsh Bryum · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Grove Earwort +39

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Warnstorf's Bog-mossSphagnum warnstorfii
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,688 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

springsummer

2025

Black Swan · Blackbird · Dunnock · Robin · Swallow +33

Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SwiftApus apus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects41 species

summer

2025

Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Dock Bug +36

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Grey-banded Mining BeeAndrena denticulata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
PeacockAglais io2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023

🌿

Plants44 species

autumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Cylindric Beard-moss · Marsh Bryum · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Grove Earwort +39

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Warnstorf's Bog-mossSphagnum warnstorfii
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina
Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Appleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitans
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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