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Black Pool Mill

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

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51.79525, -4.81460

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
✦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

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Hard-fern, Holly +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Blackpool Bridgepublic footpath · 44 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mSurface gravelPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 440Cycling route

Named routeRef 440National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route101 m

Named routeRef 440Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 440Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 440Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-free

Main RouteCycling route292 m

Named routeRef 440Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 440Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-free

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

The Pembrokeshire Trailbridleway · 532 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 532 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

21,777 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,777 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerwinter

2026

Chaffinch · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse · Badger · Water Shrew

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2025

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Hornet · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Blue Damselfly +1

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
HornetVespa crabro
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Hard-fern

Hard-fernBlechnum spicant

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,777 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerwinter

2026

Chaffinch · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse · Badger · Water Shrew

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2025

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Hornet · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Blue Damselfly +1

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
HornetVespa crabro
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Hard-fern

Hard-fernBlechnum spicant

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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