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Maenhir Pen maen Wern Stone

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.24459, -3.66478

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Meadow Pipit
🌳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

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Meadow Pipit
🌳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

Free

Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail +68 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail +68 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Cow-horn Bog-moss, Fountain Apple-moss +78 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small Heath, Large Red Damselfly +111 more · last seen 2025

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾

Named routeRef 81Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾

Named routeRef 81Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3 km▾

Named routeRef 81Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Cambrian WayMountain bike route▾

Named route

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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

1,032 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

1,032 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail · Stonechat · Carrion Crow

+66 more species

All 71 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
MagpiePica pica2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2019
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2018
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2018
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
CurlewNumenius arquata2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2018
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2017
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2019
JackdawColoeus monedula2017
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2014
Coal TitPeriparus ater2014
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GannetMorus bassanus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2017
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2017
SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2017
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2015
JayGarrulus glandarius2013
CootFulica atra2013
TealAnas crecca2013
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2013
Mute SwanCygnus olor2013
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
Herring GullLarus argentatus2013

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2023

Water Vole · Field Vole

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Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2023

Common Lizard

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2019

Common Frog

🐝

Insects114 species

springautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Small Heath · Large Red Damselfly · Polycentropus flavomaculatus · Non-biting midges

+109 more species

All 114 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2014
Non-biting midgesChironomidae

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Plants81 species

springautumn

2025

Glittering Wood-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Fountain Apple-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss

+76 more species

All 81 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2016
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2016
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2016
Common Tamarisk-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,032 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail · Stonechat · Carrion Crow

+66 more species

All 71 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
MagpiePica pica2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2019
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2018
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2018
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
CurlewNumenius arquata2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2018
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2017
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2019
JackdawColoeus monedula2017
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2014
Coal TitPeriparus ater2014
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GannetMorus bassanus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2017
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2017
SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2017
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2015
JayGarrulus glandarius2013
CootFulica atra2013
TealAnas crecca2013
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2013
Mute SwanCygnus olor2013
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2013
Herring GullLarus argentatus2013

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2023

Water Vole · Field Vole

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2023

Common Lizard

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2019

Common Frog

🐝

Insects114 species

springautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Small Heath · Large Red Damselfly · Polycentropus flavomaculatus · Non-biting midges

+109 more species

All 114 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2014
Non-biting midgesChironomidae

🌿

Plants81 species

springautumn

2025

Glittering Wood-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Fountain Apple-moss · Alpine Thread-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss

+76 more species

All 81 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2016
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2016
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2016
Common Tamarisk-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Pen Maen-wern standing stone

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Photos

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Pen Maen-wern standing stone

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🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Maenhir Pen maen Wern Stone

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