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52.39803, -3.89296
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pied Flycatcher, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Pied Flycatcher, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Wood Ant, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +113 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Wood Ant, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Star Moss, Broom Fork-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +190 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heath Star Moss, Broom Fork-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +190 more · last seen 2025
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Plants — Wood-rust, Bramble, White-stemmed Bramble +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map The Miners' Trail Walking route ▾
Ridgetop Trail Walking route ▾
1 public path nearby
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Photos Near the top of Castell Bwa-drain
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Wildlife to spot
3,554 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pied Flycatcher · Canada Goose · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +24
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pine Marten · Soprano Pipistrelle
Pine Marten Martes martes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Mesembrina meridiana · Red-legged Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Red Wood Ant · Swollen-thighed Beetle +20
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola Meadow Grasshopper Glittering Wood-moss · Urn Haircap · Heath Plait-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Broom Fork-moss +51
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Little Shaggy-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,554 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pied Flycatcher · Canada Goose · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow +24
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pine Marten · Soprano Pipistrelle
Pine Marten Martes martes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Mesembrina meridiana · Red-legged Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Red Wood Ant · Swollen-thighed Beetle +20
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola Meadow Grasshopper Glittering Wood-moss · Urn Haircap · Heath Plait-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Broom Fork-moss +51
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Little Shaggy-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2024
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2024
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2023
Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2023
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2023
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2023
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023
5-spot Ladybird Coccinella quinquepunctata2023
5-spot Ladybird Coccinella quinquepunctata2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2023
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2023
Wood Ant Formica2023
Wood Ant Formica2023 Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana2023
Pampas-grass Cortaderia selloana2023
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia
Wood-rust Cephalozia curvifolia
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Many-fruited Thyme-moss Plagiomnium affine
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea
Grove Earwort Scapania nemorea
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
White-stemmed Bramble Rubus cockburnianus
White-stemmed Bramble Rubus cockburnianus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2023
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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