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📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.76736, -4.07093

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Lepidostoma hirtum, Hydropsyche siltalai +49 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Lepidostoma hirtum, Hydropsyche siltalai +49 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Bank Haircap, Common Tamarisk-moss +207 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Bank Haircap, Common Tamarisk-moss +207 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-rust, Great Scented Liverwort, Two-horned Pincerwort +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taith Ardudwy WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Taith Egryn WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dinas Oleu Walk, Barmouth, SnowdoniaWalking route1.9 km

Through the steep streets of the Old Town & to the top of Dinas Oleu. Views over the Mawddach Estuary & Cardigan Bay, towards the Llyn Peninsula. This circular is rich in history, taking in the 1st area of land donated to the National Trust in 1895.

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd)Walking route
Named routeRef WCPRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Egryn Pathpublic footpath · 1.9 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.9 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Mawddach TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 8Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 8Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A modern gate in the wall below Cae'r-llwyn

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A modern gate in the wall below Cae'r-llwyn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Egryn AbbeyUrban park1 km→✦Iron-Age SettlementHistoric site1.4 km→✦Hut CirclesHistoric site1.5 km→✦Ropeway TerminusHistoric site1.5 km→✦Cors-y-gedol Burial ChamberHistoric site1.9 km→✦Cors-y-Gedol Ancient SettlementHistoric site2.2 km→

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