Take the A5025 south from Benllech, turning right in about 1.5 miles/2.4km on a minor road for the village of Llanbedrgoch. Follow the minor road north from the village and in about a mile look out for the signpost to Cors Goch North Wales Wildlife Trust and National Nature Reserve and a lay-by on the left with limited car parking. From here, follow the track to the reserve.

If you come from East Anglia you might feel at home here. Cors Goch is a low-lying, fen-like landscape located in a shallow valley fed by lime-rich waters. It’s certainly a refuge for plants more often seen in eastern England – and much more besides.

Its 235-acre/95ha are a spectacular patchwork of habitats with extensive reedbanks, wetlands and acidic heathland. Some of the peat deposits here are over 10 metres deep, the result of development for over 12,000 years.

We have included details of its teeming wildlife – which include everything from rare orchids to butterflies, birds to amphibians – in the Go Wild North Anglesey tour (the reserve is on the border between North and East Anglesey).

On this tour, we describe the role that Cors Goch has played in Anglesey life, reflecting a long history of human activity. Cattle grazed here, reeds were cut and stone was quarried to make millstones. Cattle (and ponies) continue to graze here year-round, helping to create the open conditions that many of the plants and animals require to survive and flourish. Today, it’s part of an internationally significant network of fens on the island.

Nearby Cors Erddreiniog National Nature Reserve is another extensive area of fenland (it is, in fact, the largest in Anglesey). Like Cors Goch, its wildlife is covered in some depth in our Go Wild North Anglesey tour. And – again like its neighbouring reserve – it’s a similar mix of habitats including extensive reed beds, woodland, heathland and small lakes.

To get there, pick up the B5108 just north of Cors Goch for Brynteg and continue straight ahead in the village. In around 2.5 miles/4km this minor road takes you to the hamlet of Maenaddwyn, where you turn left for the little village of Capel Coch.

Park in the village and find the track next to a white cottage (what3words location: loose.hedgehog.adopters) which leads to Cors Erddreiniog, where a boardwalk runs through the reedbeds (there’s also a track that gives access to other parts of the reserve). It’s particularly notable for its orchids, with a wide variety of species including narrow-leaved marsh orchids, northern marsh orchids, lesser butterfly orchids and marsh helleborine.

Retrace your steps to Brynteg, then follow the B5108/A5025 south to Pentraeth for lunch.

After lunch, head to Llangefni on the B5109 where you’ll find the Dingle Local Nature Reserve, a delightful rural escape within a stone’s throw of the town centre. (Again, we’ve described its wildlife in another tour – see Go Wild Central Anglesey).

It’s a lush place thick with summer greenery – there’s a covering of sessile oak, ash and wild cherry – and hues of blue when its springtime bluebells burst into life. Park in the town (Dingle Car Park is especially handy) and follow the path into the reserve beside the banks of the Afon Cefni.