Start your day with a little red squirrel spotting in Llangefni’s Dingle Local Nature Reserve. Despite its proximity to town, this wooded gorge is one of the best places on Anglesey to see these charismatic tree-dwelling creatures.

Once almost extinct on the island, conservation efforts have brought Britain’s native squirrel back from the brink (for more chances to see them, head to the forests at Newborough and Pentraeth). Even if you don’t spot a squirrel, there’s plenty of other wildlife watching opportunities here, including kingfishers, foxes, bats and dragonflies.

Head north out of Llangefni on the B5111 for about 2.5 miles/4km before turning right on the minor road (signposted Maenaddwyn/Capel Coch/Tregaian) to Capel Coch. Park in the village and walk up the track next to a white cottage (what3words.com location: loose.hedgehog.adopters) to explore the lush, low-lying fens of Cors Erddreiniog National Nature Reserve.

Home to a huge variety of flora and fauna, it’s Anglesey’s largest expanse of fenland and one of the most important habitats on the island. Its plant species include carnivorous sundew, a wide range of colourful orchids and marsh gentian, which blooms a brilliant blue during the summer months – it’s also one of the only places on the island where you can find rare marsh fritillary butterflies.

Towards the reserve’s eastern edge, you’ll see Llyn yr Wyth Eiddion. According to local legend, this small lake is named after a plough team of eight oxen that are said to have bolted into its deep waters – taking their unfortunate ploughman with them.

Next, exchange low for high with a trip up Mynydd Bodafon, the tallest point on mainland Anglesey. But before you do, lunch calls. Head north from Capel Coch to Maenaddwyn, turning left on the minor road to Llanerchymedd.

After lunch, Return to Maenaddwyn, turning left at the hamlet on the minor road to the north. In a few hundred metres turn right following signs to Mynydd Bodafon. On your way up the mountain you’ll pass Llyn Bodafon, a shimmering lake sitting in a natural amphitheatre just below the top.

There’s a car park just off the road (what3words.com location: payout.goodbyes.seated) with footpaths leading up to Bodafon’s 170m summit, where you can take in 360-degree views across Anglesey and over to the (somewhat taller) peaks of Snowdonia on the other side of the Menai Strait.

Retrace your steps to Maenaddwyn and turn right, following the minor road west to Llanerchymedd. Follow the B5111/B5112 through the little town, turning right (onto Goedwig Street) 120m or so after the market square. In about 250m turn left (by the cul-de-sac sign at the end of the houses) to pick up the minor road to Llantrisant.

In Llantrisant, turn right at the church and carry on to the western edge of Llyn Alaw (there’s a car park by the water treatment works – what3words.com location: improve.watchdogs.united).

Footpaths lead along the shores of this reservoir, the biggest body of water in Anglesey and a Site of Special Scientific Interest thanks to the variety of animal and plant life that can be found here. It’s a popular spot for overwintering wildfowl like whooper swans, shovelers and teals, while seabirds like common terns and black-headed gulls breed on the small islands within the lake.