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Getting here
51.95696, -3.78572
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ 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
- 🐦53+ 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, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, New Zealand Willowherb, Dilated Scalewort +29 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
713 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
713 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2016
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Nettle Weevil +31
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022
- Dark-edged Bee-fly
🌿Plants31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wood Anemone · New Zealand Willowherb · Dilated Scalewort · Rosebay Willowherb · Wood-sorrel +26
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
- New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2022
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
713 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2016
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Nettle Weevil +31
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022
- Dark-edged Bee-fly
🌿Plants31 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wood Anemone · New Zealand Willowherb · Dilated Scalewort · Rosebay Willowherb · Wood-sorrel +26
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
- New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2022
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major2024
Bombylius major2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusPhaoniaPhaonia2024PhaoniaPhaonia2024Thistle 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 depressa2022Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2022Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2022Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2022Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2022Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2022Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022MuscidaeMuscidae2022MuscidaeMuscidae2022Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2022Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2022Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides2020Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides2020Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2020Willow Leaf BeetleLochmaea caprea2020Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Common WaspVespula vulgaris2019Common WaspVespula vulgaris2019Tormentil
Tormentil
Potentilla erecta2025
Potentilla erecta2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumBroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BugleAjuga reptans2024BugleAjuga reptans2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022PignutConopodium majus2022PignutConopodium majus2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2019Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2019YewTaxus baccata2019YewTaxus baccata2019