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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.90765, -3.90961
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Meadow Pipit
- 🐕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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Meadow Pipit
- 🐕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, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell +23 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, River Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort +84 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking 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
Photos
Bethlehem Post Office in the old school
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
797 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
797 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
White Stork · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Swallow · Stonechat +32
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2021
- TealAnas crecca2021
- Great White EgretArdea alba2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2022▾
Bat · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +1
- BatChiroptera
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- ShrewSoricidae2021
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2023▾
Splayed Deerfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White +1
- Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Ramularia pastinacae-sativae
- Ramularia pastinacae-sativaeRamularia pastinacae-sativae
🌿Plants21 species
springsummer
2024▾
Pink Purslane · Japanese Knotweed · Heath Bedstraw · Monkeyflower · Himalayan Balsam +16
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2023
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2023
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
797 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
White Stork · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Swallow · Stonechat +32
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2021
- TealAnas crecca2021
- Great White EgretArdea alba2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2022▾
Bat · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +1
- BatChiroptera
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- ShrewSoricidae2021
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2023▾
Splayed Deerfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White +1
- Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Ramularia pastinacae-sativae
- Ramularia pastinacae-sativaeRamularia pastinacae-sativae
🌿Plants21 species
springsummer
2024▾
Pink Purslane · Japanese Knotweed · Heath Bedstraw · Monkeyflower · Himalayan Balsam +16
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2023
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2023
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Carpet
Green Carpet
Colostygia pectinataria2019
Colostygia pectinataria2019
Snowberry
Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus2023
Symphoricarpos albus2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2023NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022White StonecropSedum album2021White StonecropSedum album2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2020Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2020HollyIlex aquifolium2020HollyIlex aquifolium2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020