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52.39067, -4.08078
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, 24-spot Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Harebell, Lesser Celandine, Wild Angelica +110 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ceredigion Coast PathWalking route112 km▾
Named routeLength 112 kmRegional walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 81Length 268 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 81Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
11,972 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,972 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Mallard +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Badger
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Lesser Celandine · Danish Scurvygrass · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Common Chickweed · Gorse +79
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- GorseUlex europaeus
- CleaversGalium aparine
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,972 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock · Mallard +22
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Badger
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Lesser Celandine · Danish Scurvygrass · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Common Chickweed · Gorse +79
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- GorseUlex europaeus
- CleaversGalium aparine
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas