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Capel Seion

📷 Alan Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.08534, -3.80005

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Redstart
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Redstart
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +101 more · last seen 2026

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Scarlet Caterpillarclub, Usnea articulata, Waxcap +7 more · last seen 2022

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Prickly Featherwort, Golden-head Moss, Crenulated Flapwort +185 more · last seen 2025

Hiking

Strong match

Free

Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route▾

Named routeNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

3,655 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

3,655 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds65 species

springsummer

2026

Pied Flycatcher · Redstart · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin

+60 more species

All 65 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
SwiftApus apus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022

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Mammals10 species

springsummer

2024

Pine Marten · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Otter

+5 more species

All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pine MartenMartes martes
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
OtterLutra lutra2023

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Reptiles3 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Newt

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Insects104 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Green-veined White

+99 more species

All 104 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Small WhitePieris rapae2022
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2022
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022
Green-veined White

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Fungi10 species

autumn

2022

Scarlet Caterpillarclub · Usnea articulata · Waxcap · Elastic Saddle · Yellow Club

+5 more species

All 10 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris
Usnea articulataUsnea articulata
WaxcapHygrophoraceae2021
Elastic SaddleHelvella elastica2021
Yellow ClubClavulinopsis helvola2021
Meadow Waxcap

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Plants188 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Prickly Featherwort · Golden-head Moss · Crenulated Flapwort · Bristly Haircap · Cephaloziella

+183 more species

All 188 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa2024
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2024
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,655 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds65 species

springsummer

2026

Pied Flycatcher · Redstart · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin

+60 more species

All 65 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
SwiftApus apus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022

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Mammals10 species

springsummer

2024

Pine Marten · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Otter

+5 more species

All 10 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Pine MartenMartes martes
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
OtterLutra lutra2023

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Reptiles3 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Newt

🐝

Insects104 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Green-veined White

+99 more species

All 104 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Small WhitePieris rapae2022
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2022
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022
Green-veined White

🍄

Fungi10 species

autumn

2022

Scarlet Caterpillarclub · Usnea articulata · Waxcap · Elastic Saddle · Yellow Club

+5 more species

All 10 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Scarlet CaterpillarclubCordyceps militaris
Usnea articulataUsnea articulata
WaxcapHygrophoraceae2021
Elastic SaddleHelvella elastica2021
Yellow ClubClavulinopsis helvola2021
Meadow Waxcap

🌿

Plants188 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Prickly Featherwort · Golden-head Moss · Crenulated Flapwort · Bristly Haircap · Cephaloziella

+183 more species

All 188 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa2024
Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2024
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Alan Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 Alan Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mynwent Capel Seion Chapel Graveyard

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