Castell Mawr (bailey)
0 ha
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🦅Birds🧺Picnic✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.87820, -4.58928
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and House Sparrow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and House Sparrow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Swift, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Holly, Wilson's Honeysuckle +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Photos
Castell Mawr motte and bailey at Llanboidy
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
655 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
655 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Grey Heron +10
- SwiftApus apus2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
- DipperCinclus cinclus2015
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2015
- MagpiePica pica2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2012
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2012
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2014
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2016
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2015▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Large White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Red Admiral · Scarlet Tiger +25
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2015
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
🌿Plants71 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Himalayan Balsam · Holly · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Bramble · Crescent-cup Liverwort +66
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- HollyIlex aquifolium2015
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2020
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2014
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2015
- Chiloscyphus polyanthos
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
655 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Grey Heron +10
- SwiftApus apus2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
- DipperCinclus cinclus2015
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2015
- MagpiePica pica2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- JackdawColoeus monedula2015
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2012
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2012
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2011
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2011
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2014
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2016
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2015▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Large White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Red Admiral · Scarlet Tiger +25
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2015
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
🌿Plants71 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Himalayan Balsam · Holly · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Bramble · Crescent-cup Liverwort +66
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- HollyIlex aquifolium2015
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2020
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2014
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2015
- Chiloscyphus polyanthos
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chiloscyphus polyanthos2015
Chiloscyphus polyanthos2015
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2015Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2015River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2015River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2015RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2015RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2015SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2014SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2014Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWillowSalixWillowSalixLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisEntire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifolius2020Entire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifolius2020Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2015Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2015Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2015Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2015Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2015Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2015Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2015Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2015Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2015Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2015Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2015Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2015Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2015Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2015Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2015Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2015Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2015Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2015Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2015Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2015Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2015Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2015Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2015Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2015Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2015Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2015Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2015Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2015Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2015Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2015Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2015Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2015Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2015Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2015Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2015Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2015Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2015Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2015Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2015Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2015Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2015Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2015Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2015Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2015Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2015Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2015Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2015Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2015Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2015Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2015Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2015Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2015Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2015Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2015Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2015Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2015Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2015Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2015Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2015Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2015Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2015Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2015Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2015Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2015Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2015Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2015Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2015Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2015Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2015Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2015Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2015Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2015Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2015Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2015Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2015Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2015Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2015Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2015Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2015Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2015Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2015Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2015Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2015Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2015Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2015Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2015Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2012Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2012Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2012Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2012Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2012Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2012FissidensFissidens2012FissidensFissidens2012Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2012Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2012Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2012Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2012Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2012Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2012Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2012Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2012Soft-rushJuncus effusus2012Soft-rushJuncus effusus2012