Maen hir Nant y Maen Menhir
✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.20900, -3.81364
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Swallow +31 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Swallow +31 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Earwort, Cow-horn Bog-moss, Transparent Fork-moss +102 more · last seen 2021; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Xylota segnis, Sericomyia silentis +60 more · last seen 2023
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Ffarm Nant y Maen / Nant y Maen Farm
Photos
Ffarm Nant y Maen / Nant y Maen Farm
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,251 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,251 records · NBN AtlasMeadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Canada Goose · Pied Wagtail
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- DunlinCalidris alpina2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019Common Frog
Platycheirus albimanus · Xylota segnis · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · White-tailed Bumblebee
+58 more speciesHide species list
All 63 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2022
- Eristalis pertinax
Heath Earwort · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Awl-leaved Swan-neck Moss · Polytrichum commune s.str.
+100 more speciesHide species list
All 105 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Heath EarwortScapania irrigua
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019
- Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019
- Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,251 records · NBN AtlasMeadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Canada Goose · Pied Wagtail
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- DunlinCalidris alpina2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019Common Frog
Platycheirus albimanus · Xylota segnis · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · White-tailed Bumblebee
+58 more speciesHide species list
All 63 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2022
- Eristalis pertinax
Heath Earwort · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Transparent Fork-moss · Awl-leaved Swan-neck Moss · Polytrichum commune s.str.
+100 more speciesHide species list
All 105 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Heath EarwortScapania irrigua
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019
- Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019
- Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeForest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2022Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2022Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2021Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2021Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2022Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2022Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumXylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum2021Xylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum2021Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2022Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2022Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2022Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2022Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2021Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2021Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2018Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2018Sphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2022Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2022Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2022Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2022Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma2022Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma2022Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2022Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2022Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2021Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2019Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2018Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2018Platycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus ramsarensisSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaSharp-collared Furrow BeeLasioglossum malachurumSharp-collared Furrow BeeLasioglossum malachurumNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaXanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus2022Xanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus2022Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2022Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2022Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2022Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2022Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2022Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2022Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2022Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2022Chrysogaster virescensChrysogaster virescens2021Chrysogaster virescensChrysogaster virescens2021Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2020Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2020Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2018Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2018Green Mountain Fringe-moss
Green Mountain Fringe-moss
Racomitrium fasciculare2019
Racomitrium fasciculare2019
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2019Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2019Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2019Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2019Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2019Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2019Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2019Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2019Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2019Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusWater EarwortScapania undulata2019Water EarwortScapania undulata2019Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2019Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2019Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2019Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2019Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2019Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2019Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2019Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2019Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2019Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2019Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2019Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2019Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2019Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2019Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2019Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2019Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2019Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2019Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2019Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2019Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2019Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2019Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2019Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2019Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2019Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2019Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2018Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2018Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2018Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2018Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2018Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2018Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2018Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2018Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2018Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2018Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2018Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2018Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2018Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018Common FrillwortFossombronia pusillaCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaPointed-leaved Stubble-mossWeissia rutilansPointed-leaved Stubble-mossWeissia rutilansTaper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatumTaper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatumRufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascensRufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascensGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2019Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2019Purple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoides2019Purple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoides2019Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2019Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2019Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2019Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2019Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2019Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2019Marsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquatica2019Marsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquatica2019Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum2019Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum2019Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2019Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans2019Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2019Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2019Yellow-tuber Thread-mossBryum tenuisetum2019Yellow-tuber Thread-mossBryum tenuisetum2019Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2019Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2019Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2019Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2019Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2019Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2019Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2019Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2019Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2019Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2019Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2019Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2019Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2019Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2019Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2019Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2019Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2019Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2019Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2019Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2019GreasewortAneura pinguis2019GreasewortAneura pinguis2019Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2019Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2019Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2019Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2019Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2019Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2019Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2019Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2019Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2019Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2019Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2019Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2019Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2019Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2019Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2019Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2019Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2019Events & activities nearby
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