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Capel Isaac

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Aloe Haircap +113 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Aloe Haircap +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Silver Y, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Silver Y, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dinefwr Park Wildlife WalkWalking route4.8 km

This circular takes in historic parkland, famed for its wildlife, valley views, medieval castle & 17th-century mansion. The veteran trees are >700 years old & support such a diversity of lichens & invertebrates that the park has been declared a SSSI & NNR

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

‘Capability’ Brown walk at DinefwrWalking route2.4 km

The path you'll follow on this walk was designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown when he visited Dinefwr in 1775. As well as views of the park and house framed by specimen trees, you might catch sight of some of the fallow deer that live here.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Derwen TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

1,832 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,832 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

spring

2024

Great Spotted Woodpecker · Canada Goose · Swift · Swallow · Great Tit +10

Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
SwiftApus apus2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Great TitParus major2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
RavenCorvus corax2016
RobinErithacus rubecula2016
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2016
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2016
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2016
BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
JayGarrulus glandarius2016

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2016

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Glow-worm · Blue-tailed Damselfly +25

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2016
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2015
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2015
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019
Broom MothCeramica pisi2016
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2015
Five-spot BurnetZygaena trifolii2015
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2015
HornetVespa crabro2015

🌿

Plants82 species

autumn

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Even Scalewort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +77

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2014
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2014
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2014
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2014
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2014
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2014
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2014
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2014
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2014
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2014
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2014
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2014
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2014
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2014
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2014
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2014
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2014
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2014
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2014
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2014
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2014
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2014
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2014
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2014
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2014
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2014
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2014
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2014
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2014
SnowdropGalanthus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2014
Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2014
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2014
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2014
Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2014
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2014
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata2014
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2014
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2014
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2014
Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2014
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2014
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2014
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2014
Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2014
Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia2014
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2014
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2014
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2014
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2014
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2014
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2014
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2014
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2014
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2014
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2014
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2014
Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2014
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2014
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2014
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2014
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2014
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2014
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2014
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2014
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2014
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2014
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2014
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2013
Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2013
Common FrillwortFossombronia pusilla2013
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2013
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2013
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2013
Glaucous CrystalwortRiccia glauca2013
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,832 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

spring

2024

Great Spotted Woodpecker · Canada Goose · Swift · Swallow · Great Tit +10

Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
SwiftApus apus2019
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Great TitParus major2020
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
RavenCorvus corax2016
RobinErithacus rubecula2016
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2016
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2016
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2016
BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
JayGarrulus glandarius2016

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2016

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Glow-worm · Blue-tailed Damselfly +25

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2016
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2015
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2015
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019
Broom MothCeramica pisi2016
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2015
Five-spot BurnetZygaena trifolii2015
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2015
HornetVespa crabro2015

🌿

Plants82 species

autumn

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Even Scalewort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +77

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2014
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2014
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2014
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2014
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2014
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2014
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2014
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2014
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2014
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2014
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2014
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2014
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2014
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2014
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2014
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2014
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2014
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2014
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2014
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2014
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2014
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2014
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2014
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2014
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2014
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2014
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2014
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2014
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2014
SnowdropGalanthus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2014
Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2014
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2014
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2014
Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2014
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2014
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata2014
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2014
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2014
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2014
Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2014
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2014
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2014
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2014
Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2014
Micheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifolia2014
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2014
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2014
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2014
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2014
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2014
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2014
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2014
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2014
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2014
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2014
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2014
Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2014
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2014
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2014
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2014
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2014
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2014
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2014
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2014
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2014
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2014
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2014
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2013
Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2013
Common FrillwortFossombronia pusilla2013
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2013
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2013
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2013
Glaucous CrystalwortRiccia glauca2013
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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