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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 423
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 423
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 423

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, New Zealand Pigmyweed, Rhododendron +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, New Zealand Pigmyweed, Rhododendron +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

115 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Route 423Cycling route

Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network

Route 466Cycling route

Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network

Route 492Cycling route

Named routeRef 492National Cycle Network

Route 49Cycling route

Named routeRef 49National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

7,218 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,218 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Canada Goose · Great Crested Grebe +51

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DipperCinclus cinclus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos

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Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Migrant Hawker · Lipaphis (Lipaphis) erysimi

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Lipaphis (Lipaphis) erysimiLipaphis (Lipaphis) erysimi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,218 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Canada Goose · Great Crested Grebe +51

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DipperCinclus cinclus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Migrant Hawker · Lipaphis (Lipaphis) erysimi

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Lipaphis (Lipaphis) erysimiLipaphis (Lipaphis) erysimi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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