Newborough Forest & Warren
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Pinewoods, dunes & red squirrels
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A huge Corsican-pine forest and dune reserve behind Llanddwyn beach, laced with waymarked walking and cycling trails and home to red squirrels and a large winter raven roost. It offers shade on hot days and shelter on wild ones, and connects straight to the beach and the tidal island of Llanddwyn beyond. Forest, sand and island together make about the perfect full day on Anglesey. Parking is paid.
Getting there
Newborough Forest & Warren is in Anglesey, Anglesey (Ynys Môn). It's roughly 18 min (5.4 miles) from Caernarfon , and within reach of Menai Bridge (32 min) and Llanberis (35 min).
The nearest parking: Forest car parks off the toll road. Grid reference SH 406 645 — works on any OS map and doesn't need a phone signal.
Good to know
Combine forest loop + beach + Llanddwyn island for the perfect full Anglesey day.
🌟 Best time: Red squirrels busy caching in the pines — around September–November.
On the map
View Newborough Forest & Warren on OpenStreetMap ↗, or open it in the Explore Wales trip planner to add it to a day out with drive times and offline maps.
Staying over?
Caernarfon makes a relaxed base for exploring the area — worth staying over to catch an early start or a golden-hour finish.
Browse places to stay near Caernarfon ↗ opens Booking.com — needs signalNearby places
Make Newborough Forest & Warren part of a day out
Add it to a trip in the free Explore Wales planner — chained drive times, weather, campsite suggestions, and offline maps for when the signal drops.