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Getting here
51.95672, -3.78924
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cambrian Way passes nearby
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cambrian Way passes nearby
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Dilated Scalewort, Greater Stitchwort +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cambrian Way
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
525 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
525 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Wren · House Sparrow · House Martin · Blackbird +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +36
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Wood Anemone · Dilated Scalewort · Greater Stitchwort · Betony · Rosebay Willowherb +31
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
525 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Wren · House Sparrow · House Martin · Blackbird +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +36
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Wood Anemone · Dilated Scalewort · Greater Stitchwort · Betony · Rosebay Willowherb +31
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2021Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2021Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024PhaoniaPhaonia2024PhaoniaPhaonia2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2022Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022SarcophagaSarcophaga2022SarcophagaSarcophaga2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2022Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2022Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2022Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2022Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2022Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022MuscidaeMuscidae2022MuscidaeMuscidae2022Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2022Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2022Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2021Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2021Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2021Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2021Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2021Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2021Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides2020Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides2020Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2020Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2020Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Common WaspVespula vulgaris2019Common WaspVespula vulgaris20192025
2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumBroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022PignutConopodium majus2022PignutConopodium majus2022New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2022New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021HeatherCalluna vulgaris2020HeatherCalluna vulgaris2020Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2019Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2019YewTaxus baccata2019YewTaxus baccata2019