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53.05150, -3.90389
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Martin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Martin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, House Martin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, House Martin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Ringlet +206 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fingered Cowlwort, Mougeot's Yoke-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort +95 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Tan y Castell, Dolwyddelan
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Wildlife to spot
5,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,489 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · House Martin · Chaffinch · Dunnock +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Brown · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Peacock · Ringlet · Green-veined White +38
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Peacock Aglais io2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Japanese Knotweed · Marsh Forklet-moss · Five-ranked Bog-moss · Fairy Beads · Lindberg's Plait-moss +8
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Marsh Forklet-moss Dichodontium palustre2023 Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium2023 Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2023 Lindberg's Plait-moss Calliergonella lindbergii2023 Dense Fringe-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,489 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · House Martin · Chaffinch · Dunnock +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Brown · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Peacock · Ringlet · Green-veined White +38
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Peacock Aglais io2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Japanese Knotweed · Marsh Forklet-moss · Five-ranked Bog-moss · Fairy Beads · Lindberg's Plait-moss +8
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Marsh Forklet-moss Dichodontium palustre2023 Five-ranked Bog-moss Sphagnum quinquefarium2023 Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina2023 Lindberg's Plait-moss Calliergonella lindbergii2023 Dense Fringe-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Simulium Simulium2023
Simulium Simulium2023
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2023
Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica2023
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata2023
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata2023
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2023
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2024
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2023
Leuctra Leuctra2023
Leuctra Leuctra2023
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2023
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2023
Ecdyonurus venosus Ecdyonurus venosus2023
Ecdyonurus venosus Ecdyonurus venosus2023
Oxyethira Oxyethira2023
Oxyethira Oxyethira2023
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri2023
Protonemura meyeri Protonemura meyeri2023
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2023
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2023
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2023
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2023
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
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 Racomitrium ericoides2023
Racomitrium ericoides2023
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2023
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2023
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana2023
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana2023
Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia2023
Fingered Cowlwort Colura calyptrifolia2023
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2023
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2023
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2023
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2023
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2023
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2023
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum2023 