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Church of St Dochdwy

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.44652, -3.44694

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

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 — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Beautiful Demoiselle +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Beautiful Demoiselle +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Cherry Laurel, Japanese Knotweed, Rubus ulmifolius +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cherry Laurel, Japanese Knotweed, Rubus ulmifolius +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

VMH Trailpublic footpath · 801 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 801 mSurface groundPath type: path

VMH Trailpublic footpath · 46 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mSurface groundPath type: service

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 888Cycling route

Named routeRef 888National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route97 m

Named routeRef 88Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 888Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6 km

Named routeRef 88Length 6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route62 m

Named routeRef 88Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,625 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,625 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock +24

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwiftApus apus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2024

Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects57 species

summerautumn

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Volucella pellucens +52

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024
HydroptilaHydroptila2023
TanytarsiniTanytarsini2023
Brychius elevatusBrychius elevatus2023
OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2023
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2023
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2023
Nebrioporus elegansNebrioporus elegans2023
Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2023
Green DrakeEphemera danica2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
PolycentropodidaePolycentropodidae2023
LimnophoraLimnophora2023
Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2023
MystacidesMystacides2023
Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2023
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2023
Oreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkii2023
DicranotaDicranota2023
Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2023
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2023
GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2023
Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2023
Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2023
Non-biting midgesChironomidae2023
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
SiloSilo2023
Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2023
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023
Simulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatum2023
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2023
HaliplusHaliplus2023
SimuliumSimulium2023
OulimniusOulimnius2023
HydroporinaeHydroporinae2023
ChironominiChironomini2023

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Cherry Laurel · Japanese Knotweed · Rubus ulmifolius · Giant Blackberry · Himalayan Balsam

Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,625 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Dunnock +24

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwiftApus apus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2024

Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects57 species

summerautumn

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Volucella pellucens +52

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024
HydroptilaHydroptila2023
TanytarsiniTanytarsini2023
Brychius elevatusBrychius elevatus2023
OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2023
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2023
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2023
Nebrioporus elegansNebrioporus elegans2023
Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2023
Green DrakeEphemera danica2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
PolycentropodidaePolycentropodidae2023
LimnophoraLimnophora2023
Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2023
MystacidesMystacides2023
Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2023
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2023
Oreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkii2023
DicranotaDicranota2023
Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2023
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2023
GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2023
Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2023
Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2023
Non-biting midgesChironomidae2023
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2023
Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2023
SiloSilo2023
Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2023
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023
Simulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatum2023
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2023
HaliplusHaliplus2023
SimuliumSimulium2023
OulimniusOulimnius2023
HydroporinaeHydroporinae2023
ChironominiChironomini2023

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Cherry Laurel · Japanese Knotweed · Rubus ulmifolius · Giant Blackberry · Himalayan Balsam

Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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