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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.95594, -3.45240
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Dipper
- ✦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
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Dipper
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Dipper, Mallard +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Grey Heron, Dipper, Mallard +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Esolus parallelepipedus, Limnius volckmari, Hydraena gracilis +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Snowberry +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Dermatocarpon · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route178 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 178 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route678 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 678 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 8Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 8Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Y Gaer, Brecon Roman fort, south gate
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Wildlife to spot
6,474 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,474 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pied Wagtail · Kingfisher · Stock Dove +6
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Mole · American Mink · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐝Insects59 species
springsummer
2025▾
Limnius volckmari · Hydraena gracilis · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus · Esolus parallelepipedus · Perla carlukiana +54
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari
- Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis
- Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus
- Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus
- Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
Dermatocarpon
- DermatocarponDermatocarpon
Himalayan Balsam · Great Willowherb · Brook-side Feather-moss · Cladophora glomerata · Smaller Lattice-moss +22
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
- Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,474 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pied Wagtail · Kingfisher · Stock Dove +6
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Mole · American Mink · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐝Insects59 species
springsummer
2025▾
Limnius volckmari · Hydraena gracilis · Baetis rhodani/atlanticus · Esolus parallelepipedus · Perla carlukiana +54
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari
- Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis
- Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus
- Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus
- Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana
- Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
Dermatocarpon
- DermatocarponDermatocarpon
Himalayan Balsam · Great Willowherb · Brook-side Feather-moss · Cladophora glomerata · Smaller Lattice-moss +22
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile
- Cladophora glomerataCladophora glomerata
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Reed Canary-grass
Reed Canary-grass
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris arundinacea
LemaneaLemaneaLemaneaLemaneaFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesWood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticusWood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticusHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisHildenbrandia rivularisPelliaPelliaPelliaPelliaFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisFissidensFissidensFissidensFissidensZygnemataleanZygnemataleanZygnemataleanZygnemataleanGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGiant ButterburPetasites japonicus2024Giant ButterburPetasites japonicus2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024