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Castell Gwithian

2 ha

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Dogs welcome2 ha

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52.11086, -4.53447

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
✦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

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Perthshire Beard-moss +107 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Perthshire Beard-moss +107 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Painted Lady, Green Shieldbug, Mesembrina meridiana +17 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Painted Lady, Green Shieldbug, Mesembrina meridiana +17 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ceredigion Coast PathWalking route112 km

Named routeLength 112 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winterautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +31

Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Great TitParus major2024
MagpiePica pica2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
SwiftApus apus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulans2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2023

Green Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2024

Green-winged Orchid · Himalayan Balsam

Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winterautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +31

Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Great TitParus major2024
MagpiePica pica2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
SwiftApus apus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulans2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2023

Green Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana

🌿

Plants2 species

springautumn

2024

Green-winged Orchid · Himalayan Balsam

Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Parc y DyffrynUrban park2.4 km→🌱Aberporth Community GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Parc y llynUrban park3.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Cynwyl's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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