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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Stonechat
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Stonechat
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chough, Stonechat, Kestrel +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Chough, Stonechat, Kestrel +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bracken, Common Nettle, Great Willowherb +39 more · last seen 2024

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route; Named hiking route nearby: Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Abermawr Woods and Beach Walk, PembrokeWalking route1.6 km

A circular through bluebell woods & meadows, shingle beach & marsh. Abermawr offers a gentle interlude on one of the most rugged sections of the coastline. Brunel wanted to create a port & cable terminus here, but his plans never left the drawing board

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route

Porthgain to Abereiddi Coastal Walk, PembrokeWalking route6.4 km

Enjoy some of Pembroke’s finest coastal scenery while exploring its industrial past. Porthgain once exported road stone all over the UK, while Abereiddi’s Blue Lagoon is a former slate quarry. Ynys Barri (or Barry Island), is home to an array of wildlife.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 01:20Round tripLocal walking route

Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route351 m

Named routeRef 4Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.4 km

Named routeRef 4Length 5.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5 km

Named routeRef 4Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 4Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterautumn

2025

Chough · Peregrine · Stonechat · Rock Pipit · Grey Wagtail +54

ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GannetMorus bassanus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
RedshankTringa totanus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Barn OwlTyto alba
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024

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Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Otter · Badger

OtterLutra lutra
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

Black Oil-beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterautumn

2025

Chough · Peregrine · Stonechat · Rock Pipit · Grey Wagtail +54

ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GannetMorus bassanus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
RedshankTringa totanus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Barn OwlTyto alba
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Otter · Badger

OtterLutra lutra
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

Black Oil-beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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