Ynys Lochtyn Defended Enclosure
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.17082, -4.46632
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Stonechat
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Stonechat
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Stonechat, Cormorant +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Stonechat, Cormorant +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristly Pottia, Thin Cord-moss, Capitate Notchwort +144 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Black Clock +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ceredigion Coast PathWalking route112 km▾
Named routeLength 112 kmRegional walking route
Photos
Dangerous section of cliff near Ynys Lochtyn
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Wildlife to spot
7,562 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,562 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Linnet +39
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RazorbillAlca torda
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GannetMorus bassanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Green Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Smooth Sow-thistle · Red Valerian · Harebell · Atlantic Ivy · Common Stork's-bill +28
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,562 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Linnet +39
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RazorbillAlca torda
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GannetMorus bassanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Green Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Smooth Sow-thistle · Red Valerian · Harebell · Atlantic Ivy · Common Stork's-bill +28
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas