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Tomen-y-Faerdre

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.09648, -3.20632

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Deceiver, Clustered Toughshank, Fiery Milkcap +107 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Deceiver, Clustered Toughshank, Fiery Milkcap +107 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Jelly Ear, Jelly Tooth +8 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Sericomyia silentis · last seen 2023; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Sericomyia silentis · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Long Walk RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Black GrouseWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Intermediate Walk RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Reservoir Walk RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 84 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 84National Cycle Network

🚵

Mountain biking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route

Named routeRef Going Backwards

Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route

Named routeRef Village Tour

Ride the ClwydsMountain bike route

Named routeRef Nercwys Easy Route

Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Red RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

10,633 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,633 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +71

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019

🦌

Mammals12 species

winter

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Natterer's Bat · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Myotis Bat species +7

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2020
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2023

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sericomyia silentis

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022

🍄

Fungi110 species

winterautumn

2020

Deceiver · Clustered Toughshank · Fiery Milkcap · Glue Crust · Birch Woodwart +105

DeceiverLaccaria laccata
Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens
Fiery MilkcapLactarius pyrogalus
Glue CrustHydnoporia corrugata
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Common MazegillDatronia mollis
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
GobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformis
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2019
Wood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatus2019
Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum2019
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2019
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2019
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2019
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata2019
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2019
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus2019
Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum2019
St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa2019
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Pale BrittlestemPsathyrella candolleana
Milking BonnetMycena galopus var. galopus
Lactarius citriolensLactarius citriolens
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Hairy BracketTrametes hirsuta
The MillerClitopilus prunulus
Jelly ToothPseudohydnum gelatinosum
Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Willow GlueHydnoporia tabacina
White BrainExidia thuretiana
Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
Hazel BracketSkeletocutis semipileata
Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Ascocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichnium
Split PorecrustSchizopora paradoxa
Ashen CrustPeniophora lycii
Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
Radulomyces confluensRadulomyces confluens
Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
Amber JellyExidia recisa
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
Blackfoot PolyporePolyporus leptocephalus
Dead Moll's FingersXylaria longipes
Peniophora limitataPeniophora limitata
Chaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostroma2019
Mild MilkcapLactarius subdulcis2019
Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila2019
Rosy CrustPeniophora incarnata2019
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2019
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2019
Quaternaria quaternataQuaternaria quaternata2019
Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina2019
Twotone FunnelClitocybe metachroa2019
Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme2019
Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci2019
Botwm Jeli FfawyddNeobulgaria pura2019
Oak CrustPeniophora quercina2019
Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca2019
Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2019
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2019
Phacidium lauriPhacidium lauri2019
Dung RoundheadStropharia semiglobata2019
Nitrous WaxcapNeohygrocybe nitrata2019
Vermilion WaxcapHygrocybe miniata2019
Cap Cŵyr GludiogHygrocybe glutinipes2019
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2019
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2019
Beechleaf ParachuteRhizomarasmius setosus2019
Rancid GreylingTephrocybe rancida2019
Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2019
Mealy Bigfoot WebcapCortinarius caerulescens2019
GrisetteAmanita vaginata2019
RamariaRamaria2019
Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis2019
Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans2019
Common BonnetMycena galericulata2019
Blushing Wood MushroomAgaricus sylvaticus2019
Grey Spotted AmanitaAmanita excelsa var. spissa2019
Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2019
JellybabyLeotia lubrica2019
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2019
Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis2019
Yellowleg BonnetMycena epipterygia2019
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2019
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2019
Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2019
Tawny FunnelParalepista flaccida2019
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2019
Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha2019
Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2019
Birch BrittlegillRussula betularum2019
Russet ToughshankGymnopus dryophilus2019
Burnt KnightTricholoma ustale2019
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2019
SickenerRussula emetica2019
Conifer TuftHypholoma capnoides2019
Purple BrittlegillRussula atropurpurea2019
Larch BoleteSuillus grevillei2019
Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2019
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2019
Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades2019
Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2019
Anemone CupDumontinia tuberosa2019
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2019
Semifree MorelMorchella semilibera2019

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2024

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,633 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

springsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +71

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019

🦌

Mammals12 species

winter

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Natterer's Bat · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Myotis Bat species +7

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2020
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2023

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sericomyia silentis

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022

🍄

Fungi110 species

winterautumn

2020

Deceiver · Clustered Toughshank · Fiery Milkcap · Glue Crust · Birch Woodwart +105

DeceiverLaccaria laccata
Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens
Fiery MilkcapLactarius pyrogalus
Glue CrustHydnoporia corrugata
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Common MazegillDatronia mollis
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
GobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformis
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2019
Wood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatus2019
Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum2019
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2019
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2019
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2019
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata2019
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2019
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus2019
Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum2019
St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa2019
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Pale BrittlestemPsathyrella candolleana
Milking BonnetMycena galopus var. galopus
Lactarius citriolensLactarius citriolens
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Hairy BracketTrametes hirsuta
The MillerClitopilus prunulus
Jelly ToothPseudohydnum gelatinosum
Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Willow GlueHydnoporia tabacina
White BrainExidia thuretiana
Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
Hazel BracketSkeletocutis semipileata
Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Ascocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichnium
Split PorecrustSchizopora paradoxa
Ashen CrustPeniophora lycii
Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
Radulomyces confluensRadulomyces confluens
Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
Amber JellyExidia recisa
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
Blackfoot PolyporePolyporus leptocephalus
Dead Moll's FingersXylaria longipes
Peniophora limitataPeniophora limitata
Chaetosphaerella phaeostromaChaetosphaerella phaeostroma2019
Mild MilkcapLactarius subdulcis2019
Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila2019
Rosy CrustPeniophora incarnata2019
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2019
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2019
Quaternaria quaternataQuaternaria quaternata2019
Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina2019
Twotone FunnelClitocybe metachroa2019
Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme2019
Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci2019
Botwm Jeli FfawyddNeobulgaria pura2019
Oak CrustPeniophora quercina2019
Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca2019
Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2019
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2019
Phacidium lauriPhacidium lauri2019
Dung RoundheadStropharia semiglobata2019
Nitrous WaxcapNeohygrocybe nitrata2019
Vermilion WaxcapHygrocybe miniata2019
Cap Cŵyr GludiogHygrocybe glutinipes2019
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2019
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2019
Beechleaf ParachuteRhizomarasmius setosus2019
Rancid GreylingTephrocybe rancida2019
Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2019
Mealy Bigfoot WebcapCortinarius caerulescens2019
GrisetteAmanita vaginata2019
RamariaRamaria2019
Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis2019
Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans2019
Common BonnetMycena galericulata2019
Blushing Wood MushroomAgaricus sylvaticus2019
Grey Spotted AmanitaAmanita excelsa var. spissa2019
Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2019
JellybabyLeotia lubrica2019
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2019
Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis2019
Yellowleg BonnetMycena epipterygia2019
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2019
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2019
Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2019
Tawny FunnelParalepista flaccida2019
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2019
Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha2019
Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2019
Birch BrittlegillRussula betularum2019
Russet ToughshankGymnopus dryophilus2019
Burnt KnightTricholoma ustale2019
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2019
SickenerRussula emetica2019
Conifer TuftHypholoma capnoides2019
Purple BrittlegillRussula atropurpurea2019
Larch BoleteSuillus grevillei2019
Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2019
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2019
Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades2019
Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2019
Anemone CupDumontinia tuberosa2019
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2019
Semifree MorelMorchella semilibera2019

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2024

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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