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Chapel Bay Fort

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.69038, -5.09942

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Oystercatcher
✦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

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chough and Oystercatcher
✦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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chough, Oystercatcher, Peregrine +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Chough, Oystercatcher, Peregrine +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Hebrew Character, Common Quaker +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route; Named hiking route nearby: Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Freshwater West Wildlife Walk, StackpoleWalking route2.4 km

Enjoy a scenic circular walk around the dunes and farmland behind Freshwater West beach. Along the way, observe local flora and fauna and how our restoration work is delivering for nature, while admiring the sea views from an alternative angle.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route

The Gann Estuary high tide alternative routeWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

N/ACycling route1 km

Named routeLength 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route585 m

Named routeLength 585 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

N/ACycling route341 m

Named routeLength 341 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route105 m

Named routeLength 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route34 m

Named routeLength 34 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route15 m

Named routeLength 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Rook +60

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Dandelion

DandelionTaraxacum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Rook +60

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Dandelion

DandelionTaraxacum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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