Cefn Cerrig I
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.20939, -3.80566
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Swallow +28 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Swallow +28 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Xylota segnis, Sericomyia silentis +59 more · last seen 2023
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Earwort, Polytrichum commune s.str., Neat Feather-moss +106 more · last seen 2021
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Forestry road on Cefn Cerrig, Ceredigion
Photos
Forestry road on Cefn Cerrig, Ceredigion
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,297 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,297 records · NBN AtlasMeadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Canada Goose · Pied Wagtail
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- DunlinCalidris alpina2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019Common Frog
Platycheirus albimanus · Xylota segnis · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax
+57 more speciesHide species list
All 62 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
Heath Earwort · Polytrichum commune s.str. · Neat Feather-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Pointed Spear-moss
+104 more speciesHide species list
All 109 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Heath EarwortScapania irrigua
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2019
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,297 records · NBN AtlasMeadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Canada Goose · Pied Wagtail
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- DunlinCalidris alpina2020
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019Common Frog
Platycheirus albimanus · Xylota segnis · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax
+57 more speciesHide species list
All 62 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
Heath Earwort · Polytrichum commune s.str. · Neat Feather-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Pointed Spear-moss
+104 more speciesHide species list
All 109 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Heath EarwortScapania irrigua
- Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2019
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiForest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2022Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2022Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2022Sericomyia lapponaSericomyia lappona2022SphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2021Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2021Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatumXylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum2021Xylota jakutorumXylota jakutorum2021PlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2021Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2021Sphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusSphaerophoria philanthusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2022Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2022Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2022Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2022Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2022Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2022Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma2022Melangyna lasiophthalmaMelangyna lasiophthalma2022Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2022Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2022Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2021Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2019Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2018Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2018Platycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus ramsarensisPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsusSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennisSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaSharp-collared Furrow BeeLasioglossum malachurumSharp-collared Furrow BeeLasioglossum malachurumNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaXanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus2022Xanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus2022Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2022Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2022Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2022Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2022Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2022Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2022Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2022Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2022Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2022Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus2022Chrysogaster virescensChrysogaster virescens2021Chrysogaster virescensChrysogaster virescens2021Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2020Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2020Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2018Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2018Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2019Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusAwl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatusRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusNodding Thread-mossPohlia nutansNodding Thread-mossPohlia nutansRingless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatumRingless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatumGreen Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2019Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2019Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2018Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2018Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2018Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2018Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei2018Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2018Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2018Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2018Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumPapillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosumAlpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2020Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2020Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2020Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2020Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2019Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2019Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2019Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2019Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2019Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2019Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2019Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2019Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2019Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiLindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergiiFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumCrenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimumPotato BryumBryum bornholmensePotato BryumBryum bornholmenseBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensBristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirensLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumMarsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2020Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2020Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2020Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2020Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2020Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2020Water EarwortScapania undulata2019Water EarwortScapania undulata2019Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2019Hampe's ThreadwortCephaloziella hampeana2019Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2019Fountain SmoothcapAtrichum crispum2019Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2019Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2019Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2019Straw Spear-mossStraminergon stramineum2019Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2019Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2019Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2019Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2019Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2018Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2018Even ScalewortRadula complanata2018Even ScalewortRadula complanata2018Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2018Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2018Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2018Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2018Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2018Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2018Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2018Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2018Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2018Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2018Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2018Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2018Trunk PawwortOrthocaulis attenuatus2018Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2018Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2018Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2018Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2018Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2018Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2018Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2018Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2018Ulota intermediaUlota intermedia2018Ulota intermediaUlota intermedia2018Common FrillwortFossombronia pusillaCommon FrillwortFossombronia pusillaPointed-leaved Stubble-mossWeissia rutilansPointed-leaved Stubble-mossWeissia rutilansTaper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatumTaper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatumRufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascensRufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascensGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaVariable Forklet-mossDicranella variaCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareJagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2020Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2020Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2020Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2020Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2019Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2019Purple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoides2019Purple-stalked Pocket-mossFissidens osmundoides2019Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2019Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2019Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2019Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2019Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019Marsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquatica2019Marsupella aquaticaMarsupella aquatica2019Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum2019Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum2019Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2019Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2019Yellow-tuber Thread-mossBryum tenuisetum2019Yellow-tuber Thread-mossBryum tenuisetum2019Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2019Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2019Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2019Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2019Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2019Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2019Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2019Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2019Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2019Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2019Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2019Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2019Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2019Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2019GreasewortAneura pinguis2019GreasewortAneura pinguis2019Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2019Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2019Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2019Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2019Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2019Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2019Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019Events & activities nearby
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