Frwd ar Gamddwr
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.20226, -3.81362
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Swallow +32 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Swallow +32 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Xylota segnis, Sericomyia silentis +61 more · last seen 2023
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow-horn Bog-moss, Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata, Bristly Haircap +100 more · last seen 2019
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Ruins and the Camddwr valley, Ceredigion
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Ruins and the Camddwr valley, Ceredigion
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,245 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,245 records · NBN AtlasMeadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Canada Goose
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- DunlinCalidris alpina2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019Common Frog
Platycheirus albimanus · Xylota segnis · Sericomyia silentis · White-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax
+59 more speciesHide species list
All 64 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2022
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinax
Cow-horn Bog-moss · Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata · Bristly Haircap · Pointed Spear-moss · Nodding Thread-moss
+98 more speciesHide species list
All 103 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
- Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,245 records · NBN AtlasMeadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Canada Goose
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- DunlinCalidris alpina2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019Common Frog
Platycheirus albimanus · Xylota segnis · Sericomyia silentis · White-tailed Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax
+59 more speciesHide species list
All 64 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2022
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinax
Cow-horn Bog-moss · Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata · Bristly Haircap · Pointed Spear-moss · Nodding Thread-moss
+98 more speciesHide species list
All 103 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
- Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeForest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2022Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2022Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2021Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2021Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2022Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2022Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumXylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum2021Xylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum2021Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2022Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2022Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2022Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2022Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2021Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2021Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2018Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2018Sphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2022Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2022Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2022Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2022Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma2022Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma2022Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2022Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2022Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2021Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2019Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2018Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2018Platycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus ramsarensisSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaSharp-collared Furrow BeeLasioglossum malachurumSharp-collared Furrow BeeLasioglossum malachurumXanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus2022Xanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus2022Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2022Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2022Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2022Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2022Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2022Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2022Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2022Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2022Chrysogaster virescensChrysogaster virescens2021Chrysogaster virescensChrysogaster virescens2021Leptophlebia vespertinaLeptophlebia vespertina2021Leptophlebia vespertinaLeptophlebia vespertina2021Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2020Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2020Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2018Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2018Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumWoolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosumAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinumCommon PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataHampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeanaHampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeanaPolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvensRusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvensFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxStraw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineumStraw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineumSphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustreRingless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatumRingless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesDense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoidesFountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispumFountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispumYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHeath EarwortScapania irriguaRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineLesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affineRufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2018Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2018Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2018Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2018Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2018Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2018Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2018Common PottiaTortula truncata2018Common PottiaTortula truncata2018Western EarwortScapania gracilis2018Western EarwortScapania gracilis2018Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusPurple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoidesPurple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoidesCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricataCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumCompressed FlapwortNardia compressaCompressed FlapwortNardia compressaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumRacomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustreOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensGreasewortAneura pinguisGreasewortAneura pinguisHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumMatted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquaticaDelicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulumDelicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulumGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataNotched RustwortMarsupella emarginataWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaFingered CowlwortColura calyptrifoliaAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataPale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotinaPale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotinaUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumUrn HaircapPogonatum urnigerumAlpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaAlpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaLadder FlapwortNardia scalaris2018Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2018Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2018Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2018Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2018Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2018Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2018Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum2018Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2018Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2018Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2018Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2018Events & activities nearby
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