The Lleyn Peninsula is rich in wildlife - both plants and animals. The area is a bird watcher's paradise. The rare but distinctive Chough is freqently seen along the coastline, with its glossy black plumage and orange-red legs and beak.
In season, puffins are seen out in Aberdaron Bay and around the Gull Islands (Gwylan Fawr and Gwylan Fach). You can book a boat trip locally to get closer to these wonderful birds.
When exploring the area, a visit to the RSPB's Osprey Project at Glaslyn (near Porth Madog) is well worth the journey.
Other species seen in the area - buzzards, linnets, gold finches, yellowhammers, swallows, sand martins, gannets, cormorants, manx shearwaters, fulmars, kittiwakes, oyster catchers, plovers, little owls, kestrels, stonechats, curlews - to name but a few!
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The grey seal is a common visitor to the beaches around the Lleyn Peninsula. They can often be seen resting on the rocks, or swimming around in secluded coves.
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Bottlenose and common dolphins are also seen around the Peninsula - again, boat trips can be booked locally.
Hares, badgers, stoats, hedgehogs, foxes and harvest mice have all been spotted in the area.
Plant life is also abundant - at the right time of year orchids are in flower, and the smell of wild honeysuckle growing in the hedgerows is sublime. A holiday around the Lleyn Peninsula is a nature lover's dream - where you get get away from the hustle and bustle, and enjoy a coastal retreat.
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