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Getting here
52.41333, -4.08952
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Y Gornel — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Y Gornel — a good base for a longer summer day out
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🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Valerian, Lesser Celandine, Broad-leaved Helleborine +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ceredigion Coast PathWalking route112 km▾
Named routeLength 112 kmRegional walking route
22 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 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 81Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route430 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
43,662 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,662 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · House Sparrow · Turnstone · Starling · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎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
🐝Insects11 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
🌿Plants46 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Valerian · Cock's-foot · Yarrow · Cleavers +41
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,662 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · House Sparrow · Turnstone · Starling · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎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
🐝Insects11 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
🌿Plants46 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Valerian · Cock's-foot · Yarrow · Cleavers +41
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Danish Scurvygrass
Danish Scurvygrass
Cochlearia danica
Cochlearia danica
PrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusSea CampionSilene unifloraSea CampionSilene unifloraDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestris