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Waun Mawn Hut Circle

📷 Alan Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.97238, -4.79556

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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

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 — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Hypotrachyna laevigata, Arthonia atra, Porpidia crustulata +32 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Hypotrachyna laevigata, Arthonia atra, Porpidia crustulata +32 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Russow's Bog-moss, Round-leaved Sundew +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Russow's Bog-moss, Round-leaved Sundew +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route

Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route322 m

Named routeRef 82Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky

Main RouteCycling route314 m

Named routeRef 82Length 314 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route5.9 km

Named routeRef 82Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route310 m

Named routeRef 82Length 310 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

1,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Pipit · Raven · Skylark · Whinchat · Wheatear +23

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
MagpiePica pica2021
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2020

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2023

Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects41 species

summerautumn

2025

Forest Cuckoo Bee · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis arbustorum · Large Red Damselfly · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +36

Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2023
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2023
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Southern DamselflyCoenagrion mercuriale2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2022
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2023
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2021
Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2021
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2021
Bilberry Mining BeeAndrena lapponica2021
Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2021
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2020

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2025

Russow's Bog-moss · Round-leaved Sundew · Verdigris Tufa-moss · Harebell

Russow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowii2021
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Pipit · Raven · Skylark · Whinchat · Wheatear +23

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
MagpiePica pica2021
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2020

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2023

Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects41 species

summerautumn

2025

Forest Cuckoo Bee · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis arbustorum · Large Red Damselfly · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +36

Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2023
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2023
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Southern DamselflyCoenagrion mercuriale2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2022
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2023
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2021
Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2021
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2021
Bilberry Mining BeeAndrena lapponica2021
Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2021
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2020

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2025

Russow's Bog-moss · Round-leaved Sundew · Verdigris Tufa-moss · Harebell

Russow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowii2021
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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