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Capel Llwynrhydowen

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.08903, -4.27589

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Carrion Crow, Robin +55 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Rook, Carrion Crow, Robin +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +50 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +50 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Striated Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +105 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Striated Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +105 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dog Lichen, Mycena pseudocorticola, Ballerina +2 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Dog Lichen, Mycena pseudocorticola, Ballerina +2 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Heol Gelligronpublic footpath · 213 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 213 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route987 m
Named routeRef 82Length 987 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 82Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route681 m
Named routeRef 82Length 681 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.7 km
Named routeRef 82Length 7.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rhydowen chapel

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rhydowen chapel

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪The Old Capel LlwynrhydowenReligious grounds700 m→⛪Capel Pant-y-DefaidReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St David's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Pen Coed-Foel CampHistoric site3.5 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪Capel CarmelReligious grounds2 km→

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