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Getting here
51.76781, -3.78522
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Siskin +51 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Siskin +51 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +93 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cherry Laurel +54 more · last seen 2024
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
St Illtyd's WalkWalking route103 km▾
Named routeLength 103 kmRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 437Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
NCR 437 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 437National Cycle Network
Route 43Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 43Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m▾
Named routeRef 43Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route344 m▾
Named routeRef 43Length 344 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,222 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,222 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspringsummer
2026Robin · Blue Tit · Siskin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2017
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- BatChiroptera
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2020Common Frog · Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Marsh Fritillary · Painted Lady
+91 more speciesHide species list
All 96 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
🌿Plants57 species
springsummer
2024Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Cherry Laurel · Bluebell · Himalayan Honeysuckle
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2021
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,222 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspringsummer
2026Robin · Blue Tit · Siskin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- GoosanderMergus merganser2020
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2017
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2017
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- BatChiroptera
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2020Common Frog · Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Marsh Fritillary · Painted Lady
+91 more speciesHide species list
All 96 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
🌿Plants57 species
springsummer
2024Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Cherry Laurel · Bluebell · Himalayan Honeysuckle
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2021
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
OtterLutra lutraOtterLutra lutraMoleTalpa europaea2023MoleTalpa europaea2023BadgerMeles meles2019BadgerMeles meles2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2019Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2019Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2019Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2019Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2019Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2019Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2019Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2019Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2019Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2019Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2019Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2019Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2019EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2019EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2019Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2019Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2019Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2019Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Oreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkii2019Oreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkii2019IsoperlaIsoperla2019IsoperlaIsoperla2019Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2019Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2019Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus2019Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus2019AgapetusAgapetus2019AgapetusAgapetus2019Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2019Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2019Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2019Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2019Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2019Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2019OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2019OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2019LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2019LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2019Riolus subviolaceusRiolus subviolaceus2019Riolus subviolaceusRiolus subviolaceus2019Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2019Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2019Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2019Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2019GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2019GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2019Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes2019Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes2019Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2019Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2019Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2019Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2019Oulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatus2019Oulimnius tuberculatusOulimnius tuberculatus2019LeptophlebiidaeLeptophlebiidae2019LeptophlebiidaeLeptophlebiidae2019GlossosomaGlossosoma2019GlossosomaGlossosoma2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticusDark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticusWhite-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorumWhite-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorumCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataGreater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2022Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2022Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2021Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019PerlidaePerlidae2019PerlidaePerlidae2019HydraenidaeHydraenidae2019HydraenidaeHydraenidae2019ScirtidaeScirtidae2019ScirtidaeScirtidae2019Non-biting midgesChironomidae2019Non-biting midgesChironomidae2019Amphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollis2019Amphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollis2019Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2019Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2019Yellow-legged Water-snipeflyAtherix ibis2019Yellow-legged Water-snipeflyAtherix ibis2019Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2019Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2019DicranotaDicranota2019DicranotaDicranota2019Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2019Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2019Black fliesSimuliidae2019Black fliesSimuliidae2019Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2019Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2019HydroptilaHydroptila2019HydroptilaHydroptila2019Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2019Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2019Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2019Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2019Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2019Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2019Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019Western Honey BeeApis mellifera20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20187-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2018Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2018Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2018Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018Black ArchesLymantria monacha2018Black ArchesLymantria monacha2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2018Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2018Slender PugEupithecia tenuiata2018Slender PugEupithecia tenuiata2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2017Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa20172021
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Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2022Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021CotoneasterCotoneaster2021CotoneasterCotoneaster2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2021Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2021HazelCorylus2021HazelCorylus2021Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2022Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2022RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2022RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022EyebrightEuphrasia2022EyebrightEuphrasia2022Bent GrassAgrostis2022Bent GrassAgrostis2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022RagwortSenecio2022RagwortSenecio2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2022Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2022St. John's-WortHypericum2022St. John's-WortHypericum2022Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2021Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2021Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2021Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2021Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2021Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2019Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2019Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2019Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2019Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2018Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2018CrocosmiaCrocosmia2018CrocosmiaCrocosmia2018HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018CentauryCentaurium2018CentauryCentaurium2018Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2018Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2018Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2017Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2017Events & activities nearby
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