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Llandovery Castle

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.99278, -3.79644

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
☕Llandovery Craft Centre & Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
☕Llandovery Craft Centre & Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Mammals — Brown Hare, Hedgehog, Common Shrew +11 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Isoperla grammatica +151 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Wood Anemone, Lords-and-Ladies, Snowberry +96 more · last seen 2026

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Cambrian WayWalking route▾

Named routeNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

3,876 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

3,876 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds64 species

springsummer

2026

Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Collared Dove · Jackdaw

+59 more species

All 64 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
Continental YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella citrinella2021

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Mammals14 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Shrew · Pygmy Shrew · Pine Marten

+9 more species

All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus2022
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2023
Pine MartenMartes martes

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Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

🐝

Insects154 species

springautumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Isoperla grammatica · Esolus parallelepipedus · Biting Midge

+149 more species

All 154 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2022
Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2022
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae

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Fungi2 species

summer

2021

Skullcap Dapperling · Stinkhorn

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Plants99 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Wood Anemone · Lords-and-Ladies · Snowberry · Himalayan Balsam · Snowdrop

+94 more species

All 99 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Snowdrop

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,876 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2026

Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin · Collared Dove · Jackdaw

+59 more species

All 64 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
Continental YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella citrinella2021

🦌

Mammals14 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Shrew · Pygmy Shrew · Pine Marten

+9 more species

All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus2022
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2023
Pine MartenMartes martes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

🐝

Insects154 species

springautumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Isoperla grammatica · Esolus parallelepipedus · Biting Midge

+149 more species

All 154 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2022
Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2022
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae

🍄

Fungi2 species

summer

2021

Skullcap Dapperling · Stinkhorn

🌿

Plants99 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Wood Anemone · Lords-and-Ladies · Snowberry · Himalayan Balsam · Snowdrop

+94 more species

All 99 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Snowdrop

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Llandovery Castle ruins (1)

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Photos

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Llandovery Castle ruins (1)

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Facilities

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Café

Llandovery Craft Centre & Cafe · 148m

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Parking

Llandovery Castle · Paid · 64m

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Playground

2 · 40m away

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Toilets

80m away

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

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🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Dingat's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→⛪Capel CwmsarndduReligious grounds3.5 km→⚽Castle Sports GroundPlaying field200 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪Capel BethaniaReligious grounds4 km→⛪Capel SeionReligious grounds4.1 km→

Llandovery Castle

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