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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.96509, -3.09305
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Meadow Pipit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Meadow Pipit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hybos femoratus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +223 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Black Mountains Fell RaceWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10.9 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 10.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.7 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 6.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
2,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,179 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Redwing · Fieldfare · Wren · Blackbird +17
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Mole
Cercopis vulnerata · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Red-stemmed Feather-moss · White Earwort · Rusty Feather-moss · Bryum concinnatum · Golden-head Moss +129
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024
- Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2024
- Bryum concinnatumBryum concinnatum2024
- Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2024
- Pointed Spear-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,179 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Redwing · Fieldfare · Wren · Blackbird +17
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Mole
Cercopis vulnerata · Golden-ringed Dragonfly
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Red-stemmed Feather-moss · White Earwort · Rusty Feather-moss · Bryum concinnatum · Golden-head Moss +129
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024
- Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2024
- Bryum concinnatumBryum concinnatum2024
- Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2024
- Pointed Spear-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calliergonella cuspidata2024
Calliergonella cuspidata2024
GreasewortAneura pinguis2024GreasewortAneura pinguis2024Water EarwortScapania undulata2024Water EarwortScapania undulata2024Opal Thread-mossPohlia cruda2024Opal Thread-mossPohlia cruda2024Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens2024Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata2024Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata2024Fine-leaved LeskeaOrthothecium intricatum2024Fine-leaved LeskeaOrthothecium intricatum2024Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2024Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Yellowish Fork-mossDichodontium flavescens2024Yellowish Fork-mossDichodontium flavescens2024Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024Palustriella falcataPalustriella falcata2024Palustriella falcataPalustriella falcata2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta2024Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2024Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2024Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2024Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoides2024Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2024Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2024Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2024Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2024Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2024Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2024Rough EarwortScapania aspera2024Rough EarwortScapania aspera2024Brittle Swan-neck MossCampylopus fragilis2024Brittle Swan-neck MossCampylopus fragilis2024Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium2024Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Petty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillus2024Petty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillus2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2024Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2024Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia2024Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia2024Tortella fasciculataTortella fasciculata2024Tortella fasciculataTortella fasciculata2024Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2024Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2024Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2024Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2024Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2024Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2024Western EarwortScapania gracilis2024Western EarwortScapania gracilis2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2024Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2024Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024Hairy ThreadwortBlepharostoma trichophyllum2024Hairy ThreadwortBlepharostoma trichophyllum2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2024Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2024Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2024Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2024Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Streaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosum2024Streaky Feather-mossBrachythecium glareosum2024Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2024Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2024Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2024Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2024Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2024Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2024Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2024Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2024Alpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinum2024Alpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinum2024Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024Bantry NotchwortMesoptychia bantriensis2024Bantry NotchwortMesoptychia bantriensis2024Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2024Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024St Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescens2024St Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescens2024Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2024Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2024Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2024Recurved Rock-bristleBlindiadelphus recurvatus2024Recurved Rock-bristleBlindiadelphus recurvatus2024Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2024Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2024Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2024Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2024Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024Purple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoides2024Purple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoides2024Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2024Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2024Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2024Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024Trichostomum herzogiiTrichostomum herzogii2024Trichostomum herzogiiTrichostomum herzogii2024Campylium protensumCampylium protensum2024Campylium protensumCampylium protensum2024Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata2024Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata2024Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2024Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2024Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2024Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2024Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2024Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2024Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2024Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2024Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2024Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2024Long-leaved Thread-mossBryum pseudotriquetrum var. pseudotriquetrum2024Long-leaved Thread-mossBryum pseudotriquetrum var. pseudotriquetrum2024Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2024Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2024Starry Thyme-mossMnium stellare2024Starry Thyme-mossMnium stellare2024Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2024Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2024Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile2024Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2024Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2024Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2024Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2024Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2024Racomitrium heterostichumRacomitrium heterostichum2024Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2024Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Limestone FernGymnocarpium robertianum2024Limestone FernGymnocarpium robertianum2024Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2024Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2024Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2024Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2024Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2024Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2024Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2024Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2024Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2024Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2024Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2024Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2024Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2024