Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.88192, -3.85792
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone Moth, Grey Scalloped Bar, Heart & Dart +234 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cycle across the Beacons
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Black Mountain Quarries WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,000 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,000 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Nuthatch · Wren +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
Red Fox
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green Shieldbug · Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Beautiful Demoiselle +56
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Notostira elongataNotostira elongata
Eyebright · Dog's Mercury · Whorled Caraway · Hard-fern · Holly +5
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2020
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2020
- HollyIlex aquifolium2020
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,000 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Nuthatch · Wren +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
Red Fox
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Green Shieldbug · Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Beautiful Demoiselle +56
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Notostira elongataNotostira elongata
Eyebright · Dog's Mercury · Whorled Caraway · Hard-fern · Holly +5
- EyebrightEuphrasia
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2020
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2020
- HollyIlex aquifolium2020
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2021Common WaspVespula vulgaris2020Common WaspVespula vulgaris2020Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2020Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2020Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2020Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2020Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2020Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2020HorntailSiricidae2020HorntailSiricidae2020Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019Striped WainscotMythimna pudorina2019Striped WainscotMythimna pudorina2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus2019Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus2019Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019Small RufousCoenobia rufa2019Small RufousCoenobia rufa2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019CoronetCraniophora ligustri2019CoronetCraniophora ligustri2019Northern RusticStandfussiana lucernea2019Northern RusticStandfussiana lucernea2019Plain Golden YAutographa jota2019Plain Golden YAutographa jota2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2019Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2019Grey Scalloped BarDyscia fagaria2019Grey Scalloped BarDyscia fagaria2019Gold SpotPlusia festucae2019Gold SpotPlusia festucae2019Purple ThornSelenia tetralunaria2019Purple ThornSelenia tetralunaria2019Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019Marsh Oblique-barredHypenodes humidalis2019Marsh Oblique-barredHypenodes humidalis2019Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2019Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2019True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2019True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2019Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019Common White WaveCabera pusaria2019Common White WaveCabera pusaria2019Common WaveCabera exanthemata2019Common WaveCabera exanthemata2019Peppered MothBiston betularia2019Peppered MothBiston betularia2019Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2019Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2019Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019Herb-Robert
Herb-Robert
Geranium robertianum2020
Geranium robertianum2020
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2020Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020