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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.17066, -4.34277
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Rook
- 🐕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
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Rook
- 🐕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 — Robin, Rook, Nuthatch +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Rook, Nuthatch +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Forklet-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +102 more · last seen 2019
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +14 more · last seen 2025
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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ceredigion Coast PathWalking route112 km▾
Named routeLength 112 kmRegional walking route
Photos
Chapel close to Synod Inn
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Wildlife to spot
697 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
697 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Golden Plover · Rook +2
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Wood Mouse · Mole
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Slender Ground-hopper · Common Darter · Snail Hunter +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Redshank · Silky Forklet-moss · Dilated Scalewort +84
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
697 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Golden Plover · Rook +2
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Wood Mouse · Mole
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Slender Ground-hopper · Common Darter · Snail Hunter +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Redshank · Silky Forklet-moss · Dilated Scalewort +84
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2019Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Elegant Silk-moss
Elegant Silk-moss
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesShining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumRusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosumPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaWestern PouncewortLejeunea lamacerinaJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumJuicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentumFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaDwarf NeckeraNeckera pumilaBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2018Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2018Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2018Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2018Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisPale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotinaPale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotinaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaSwamp Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatumSwamp Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatumCurnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitansCurnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitansTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumTaper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatumTaper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatumPetty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillusPetty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillusDwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumilaDwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumilaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumSauter's Thread-mossBryum sauteri2018Sauter's Thread-mossBryum sauteri2018Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2018Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2018Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2018Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2018Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2018