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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
51.93157, -3.87880
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, House Sparrow +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, House Sparrow +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Perlodidae, Non-biting midges, Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Perlodidae, Non-biting midges, Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +118 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +118 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Earthtongue · last seen 2013; Fungi — Earthtongue · last seen 2013
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Beacons Way Walking route 152 km ▾
Named route Length 152 km Regional walking route
Show on map Heart of Wales Line Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle across the Beacons Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Castell Meurig near Llangadog
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Wildlife to spot
1,153 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,153 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Siskin Spinus spinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goosander Mergus merganser Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Broad Centurion · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +27
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Crosswort · Snowberry · New Zealand Willowherb +3
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023 New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2023 Shining Crane's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,153 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Siskin Spinus spinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goosander Mergus merganser Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Broad Centurion · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +27
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Crosswort · Snowberry · New Zealand Willowherb +3
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Crosswort Cruciata laevipes Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023 New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens2023 Shining Crane's-bill Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata
Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum
Northern Cockchafer Melolontha hippocastani
Northern Cockchafer Melolontha hippocastani
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2024
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2024
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2024
Xylota Xylota2024
Xylota Xylota2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2023
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2023
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2023
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2023
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2023
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2023 Geranium lucidum2023
Geranium lucidum2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2023
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2023 